Academics

General Studies

Our curriculum cultivates critical thinking skills, problem-solving strategies, discovery, and curiosity. Teachers employ multiple approaches to accommodate individual learning styles and levels of development.

  • Our 10:1 student-to-classroom-teacher ratio ensures that children receive individualized attention and differentiated instruction.
  • Friedel students significantly outperform area schools on standardized tests. On the fall 2025 MAP Growth test:
    • 95% of Friedel students tested proficient in math, and
    • 92% of Friedel students tested proficient in reading.
    • 2024–2025 area public school NSCAS testing results:
      • Elkhorn Public Schools: 85% proficient in math and 84% in English
      • Millard: 71% proficient in math and 73% in English
      • OPS: 30% proficient in math and 40% in English
      • Westside: 67% proficient in math and 70% in English
  • Our students develop problem-solving skills through hands-on engineering and robotics curricula in our dedicated innovation lab.
  • Friedel has an annual science fair for all grades. It is the only judged science fair for elementary school students in the Omaha area. Students learn about—and apply—the scientific method while designing their own experiments, reporting their findings, and presenting to judges.
  • Our middle school program is based on young adolescents’ needs, balancing academic goals and human development needs, with an instructional process that is almost as important as the content itself.
  • Sixth- through eighth-grade students have an annual, educational travel experience:
    • Sixth graders visit Birmingham, Selma, and Montgomery, Alabama.
    • Seventh graders travel to Washington, D.C.
    • Eighth graders travel to Israel.