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Alumni: what's one memory from NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
685
Middle
DISTRICT 804 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317482001384
NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL
6143 WHITMORE ST, OMAHA, NE 68152 · (531) 299-2360 · Douglas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Nebraska public middle schools
- FTest 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
19.6:1
35 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 | 232 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 246 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 30% |
Student demographics
75%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
28.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
21.8%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #103 of 108 | #23 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #105 of 109 | #24 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #37 of 143 | #17 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #88 of 88 | #28 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #4 of 88 | #4 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #14 of 32 | #5 of 10 |
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
685
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 685 | 35 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 33 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 38 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 90% (604) |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 45 | 13.5:1 | 82% (501) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 29 | 11.4:1 | 85% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 30 | 10.6:1 | 75% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 38 | 13.0:1 | 61% (303) |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 38 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (609 to 685); teachers down 22% (45 to 35).
About NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL
NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in OMAHA, Nebraska, and is classified as a middle school. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 685 students enrolled. That is 67% above the average of about 411 students for middle schools in Nebraska.
OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS is responsible for 94 schools, NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL included, with 52,524 students in all.
The student body at NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL has no majority group. Asian students lead at 34%. Other groups include 31% Black, 14% Hispanic, 13% White, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 4% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 75%.
NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Nebraska average 14.5:1.
Among Nebraska public middle schools, NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 2%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
In Douglas County, the median household earns about $80,391 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Douglas County, 207 public schools serve about 98,640 students.
NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles from PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (670) and 2024-25 (685). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.6:1) than in 2020-21 (16.8:1).
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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
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 297
- SPRINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 430
- HARTMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 448
- MOUNT VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 324
- WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 374
- NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,517
Frequently asked questions
About NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 685 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 13% White, 14% Hispanic, 31% Black, 34% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.