The Millard Public Schools is a school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 in the southwest part of Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

; the school district is named after the former city of Millard

Millard, Nebraska

Millard is a former town and current neighborhood in southwest Omaha, Nebraska; the original downtown area is near 132nd St. and L St. After lengthy legal fights, the city of Millard was annexed by the city of Omaha in 1971...

. The district has programs such as Nebraska’s only K-12 International Baccalaureate program, offered at Millard North High school, Millard North Middle School and Aldrich Elementary. The district also offers including the Core Academy and Montessori, as well as many other programs.

Thirteen Millard schools have earned the prestigious Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education. Millard’s SAT and ACT scores are higher than metro, state and national averages. The American Library Association has called Millard’s school libraries among the best in the nation. The American Music Conference has named Millard’s music program one of the top 100 programs in the country. Kiplinger's Magazine cited the "top-rated, nationally recognized" Millard School District as one of the reasons Omaha rates No. 3 in the list of the Top 10 Best Cities for 2008.

The current Superintendent for Millard Public Schools is Keith Lutz, and the current MPS Board President is Mike Pate (2009).

Millard is the third largest district in Nebraska

Nebraska

Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

. The district currently has four high schools: Millard North High School

Millard North High School

Millard North High School is a high school in the Millard Public Schools district. Opened in 1981, Millard North is the second largest school in Nebraska behind Omaha Central High School. Millard North partially opened in 1978 for 9th and 10th grade students...

, Millard West High School

Millard West High School

Millard West High School is a public high school located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school first opened its doors on August 17, 1995. Currently, Millard West High School is the second largest school within the Millard Public Schools district. In 2002, the school was designated as a National Blue...

, Millard South High School

Millard South High School

On January 5, 2011, Robert Butler Jr., a senior at Millard South, was suspended for trespassing on school grounds after an incident in which he drove his car onto the school's football field on New Year's Day. The suspension was carried out by Assistant Principal Dr. Vicki Kaspar and resulted in...

, and Millard Horizon High School.

Middle schools

• Andersen Middle School
• Beadle Middle School
• Central Middle School
• Peter Kiewit Middle School
• Millard North Middle School
• Russell Middle School

High schools

• Millard North High School
  Millard North High School
  Millard North High School is a high school in the Millard Public Schools district. Opened in 1981, Millard North is the second largest school in Nebraska behind Omaha Central High School. Millard North partially opened in 1978 for 9th and 10th grade students...
  
  
• Millard South High School
  Millard South High School
  On January 5, 2011, Robert Butler Jr., a senior at Millard South, was suspended for trespassing on school grounds after an incident in which he drove his car onto the school's football field on New Year's Day. The suspension was carried out by Assistant Principal Dr. Vicki Kaspar and resulted in...
  
  
• Millard West High School
  Millard West High School
  Millard West High School is a public high school located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school first opened its doors on August 17, 1995. Currently, Millard West High School is the second largest school within the Millard Public Schools district. In 2002, the school was designated as a National Blue...
  
  
• Millard Horizon High School
  Millard Horizon High School
  Millard Horizon High School is a public high school located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school first opened its doors on January 11, 2010...
  
  

Elementary schools

• Abbott
• Ackerman
• Aldrich
• Black Elk
• Bryan
• Cather
• Cody
• Cottonwood
• Disney
• Ezra Millard
• Harvey Oaks
• Hitchcock
• Holling Heights
• Montclair
• Morton
• Neihardt
• Norris
• Reagan
• Reeder
• Rockwell
• Rohwer
• Sandoz
• Upchurch
• Wheeler
• Willowdale