MORTON MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL

MORTON MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL, a sizable intermediate school in OMAHA, Nebraska, part of OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, caters to 744 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 81% above the state mean of about 411.

MORTON MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 94 schools operated by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that serves 52,524 students overall.

In terms of who attends, MORTON MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Black at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 24% White, 17% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, MORTON MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL logs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. The state averages around 14.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Douglas County indicate median household income runs about $80,391, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Douglas County runs 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), of which MORTON MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is MASTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MORTON MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL.

MORTON MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MORTON MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL has changed only slightly, going from 747 students in 2018 to 744 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment grew from 3% to 17% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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