Summary:
King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School is a public middle school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 667 students. The school is part of the Omaha Public Schools district, which is ranked 177 out of 182 districts in Nebraska and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Nebraska middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking of 195 out of 200 schools for the 2023-2024 school year.
The school faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors. King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Omaha Public Schools district and the state of Nebraska in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 25.12% to 39.37%, while the district and state averages were significantly higher, ranging from 32.76% to 62.77%. The school's mathematics proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 9% to 19.78%, compared to the district and state averages of 21.42% to 57.22%. Additionally, King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 21.1% to 51.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.
When comparing King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School to other magnet middle schools in the Omaha Public Schools district, such as R.M. Marrs Magnet Middle School, Morton Magnet Middle School, and Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School, it becomes evident that King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School is the lowest-performing of the group. These other magnet schools consistently outperform King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and mathematics. Despite the school's high per-student spending of $18,452 in the 2022-2023 school year, the issue may not be a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are being utilized to support student learning and achievement.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Omaha Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
195th of 200 Nebraska Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,452
Students who attend King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 18.8
Number of students: 622
Racial breakdown:
African American:
47.1%
Hispanic:
21.5%
White:
14.1%
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Asian:
8.5%
Two or more races:
7.4%
American Indian:
1.0%
Pacific Islander:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.7%
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