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Enrollment
952
Middle
DISTRICT 804 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317482001431
ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL
14101 LARIMORE AVENUE, OMAHA, NE 68164 · (531) 299-2320 · Douglas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL952 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Nebraska public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 37%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 335 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 316 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 301 | 32% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
38.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #93 of 108 | #17 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #76 of 109 | #17 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 952 | #8 of 143 | #5 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #85 of 88 | #26 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #12 of 88 | #9 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #13 of 52 | #8 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
952
-165 (-15%) vs 2020
+41% since 2010-11, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 952 | 50 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 913 | 51 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,124 | 65.2 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,117 | 72 | 15.5:1 | 47% (523) |
| 2017-18 | 1,111 | 81.7 | 13.6:1 | 39% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 33% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 26% (175) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,111 to 952); teachers down 39% (81.7 to 50).
About ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school found in OMAHA, Nebraska. It serves 952 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Nebraska average about 411 students.
ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL is in OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district with 52,524 students across 94 schools.
Enrollment at ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL is mixed, with White students the largest group at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Black, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of Douglas County is roughly 69% White. By the diversity index, ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 69%.
Dividing enrollment by its 50 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 19.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Nebraska is 14.5:1, lower than at this school.
ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 23% of Nebraska public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In the county around the school, Douglas County, median household income is about $80,391, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 207 public schools in Douglas County.
The nearest other public school, FULLERTON MAGNET CENTER, is about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES assigns ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 15%, from 1,117 to 952. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.5:1 to 19.0:1 over the same years.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
590,736
Census ACS
Median income
$80,391
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
207
98,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,587 students
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,412 students
- NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,754 students
- BURKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,693 students
- WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,573 students
- NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,517 students
Other schools in OMAHA
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,587 students
- MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,526 students
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,412 students
- MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,344 students
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,145 students
Nearby schools
- FULLERTON MAGNET CENTER0.4 mi · 550
- SADDLEBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 447
- PICOTTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 369
- STANDING BEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 623
- EZRA MILLARD ELEMENTARY SCH1.7 mi · 485
- WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 1,573
Frequently asked questions
About ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 952 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 47% White, 14% Hispanic, 23% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.