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Lothrop Magnet Center

Public Grades PK, KG-5

247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Lothrop Magnet Center is an elementary school in Omaha, NE, serving 431 students in grades PK-5 within the Omaha Public Schools district, and it has shown a remarkable upward trend over the past decade, climbing from the 1st percentile in state rankings to the 16th percentile in 2024-2025.

One of the most impressive highlights is Lothrop's exceptional science performance: in 2024-2025, 85.14% of 5th graders were proficient in science, outperforming both the district (69.82%) and the state (83.38%). This strength extends to math, where Lothrop's proficiency rate of 42.33% is significantly higher than the district average of 30.13% and far exceeds nearby schools like Sherman Elementary School (22.38%). The school also achieves strong results for its African American students, ranking in the top 17% of all Nebraska schools for this subgroup in 2023-2024. Notably, Lothrop accomplishes these outcomes with lower per-student spending ($18,515) compared to peers like Kellom Elementary School ($25,464) and Conestoga Magnet Elementary School ($22,023), suggesting efficient resource use.

While Lothrop faces challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 34.9% (better than the district's 37.9% but nearly double the state average) and English Language Arts proficiency (35.98%) that lags behind the district (39.75%), the school's magnet program appears to be a genuine differentiator. Its STEM-focused curriculum drives strong math and science results, even as literacy remains a growth area. Compared to other magnet schools like Skinner Magnet Center (43.2% chronic absenteeism) and Druid Hill Elementary School (stagnant rankings), Lothrop's consistent improvement and targeted instruction make it a standout choice for families seeking a school that delivers strong STEM outcomes despite broader district challenges.

431

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,515

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3300 North 22 Street
Omaha, NE 68110-1988

(531) 299-1780

District: Omaha Public Schools

Students who attend Lothrop Magnet Center usually attend:

Middle:	King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School
High:	North High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.7%

Hispanic:

29.2%

Asian:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (47% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% Nebraska)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg39%

Nebraska avg61%

247^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Omaha Public Schools

115^th of 118Omaha Public Schools among Nebraska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	247 of 294	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	379 of 428	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	407 of 459	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	415 of 457	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	418 of 442	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	380 of 452	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	388 of 450	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	2.8	449 of 459	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.9	463 of 480	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.7	484 of 488	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.8	472 of 483	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.5	476 of 485	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.0	470 of 480	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.9	458 of 473	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.2	501 of 502	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.6	462 of 471	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	24.7	446 of 478	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.4	398 of 430	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	32.1	331 of 418	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	40.8	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	10 of 26	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	59.6	20 of 54	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	39 of 76	48.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	157 of 203	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	331 of 349	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	310 of 337	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	281 of 341	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	30.9	242 of 312	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	216 of 259	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	241 of 264	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	212 of 298	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	189 of 281	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	27.7	168 of 203	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	279 of 366	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	339 of 356	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	280 of 367	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile+52 vs school

Female (2024)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2024)17th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2024)17th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science85%+6 vs state

Mathematics42%-16 vs state

English Language Arts36%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)			NSCAS Mathematics (2025)		NSCAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lothrop Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 North 22 Street	Omaha	68110	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1780	431	25	17.0		18 (4.2%)	210 (48.7%)	126 (29.2%)	47 (10.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	22.7	247^th of 294 public elementary schools	16.0%		15	379^th of 428 public elementary schools	11.4%	132	40.0		36.0	40.0	42.3	85.1	85.1	$18,515	$1,564	$15,393
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2906 N 30th St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1700	272	23	11.9		6 (2.2%)	152 (55.9%)	35 (12.9%)	61 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.3%)								(n/a)			31.1					$21,529	$2,502	$15,194
Druid Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4020 N 30 Street	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1320	294	15	19.3		18 (6.1%)	121 (41.2%)	110 (37.4%)	19 (6.5%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	19 (6.5%)								(n/a)			25.2					$19,691	$1,416	$16,216
Conestoga Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2115 Burdette St	Omaha	68110	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1260	325	19	17.2		10 (3.1%)	181 (55.7%)	97 (29.8%)	21 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)								(n/a)								$22,023	$2,952	$16,961
Skinner Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-5	4304 N 33rd St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2080	433	23	18.9		36 (8.3%)	234 (54.0%)	117 (27.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.9%)								(n/a)								$19,869	$1,509	$15,601
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3706 Maple St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1720	316	19	16.8		16 (5.1%)	140 (44.3%)	115 (36.4%)	21 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)								(n/a)		44.4	35.6					$21,844	$1,474	$17,341
Kellom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1311 N 24th St	Omaha	68102	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1680	230	16	14.0		19 (8.3%)	138 (60.0%)	32 (13.9%)	31 (13.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)								(n/a)								$25,464	$3,574	$18,269
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3506 Franklin St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1440	243	16	15.5		12 (4.9%)	116 (47.7%)	94 (38.7%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.0%)								(n/a)								$21,041	$1,586	$17,302
Miller Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5625 N 28th Avenue	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1820	410	23	18.0		43 (10.5%)	202 (49.3%)	115 (28.0%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (8.8%)								(n/a)	31.4		37.1		38.9			$17,757	$1,538	$14,070
Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5618 N 14th Ave	Omaha	68110	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2060	257	17	14.8		35 (13.6%)	18 (7.0%)	176 (68.5%)	5 (1.9%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)								(n/a)			24.5		22.4			$19,938	$1,534	$16,474

Frequently Asked Questions about Lothrop Magnet Center

Is Lothrop Magnet Center a good school?

Lothrop Magnet Center ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Nebraska elementary schools.

How many students attend Lothrop Magnet Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Lothrop Magnet Center.

What district is Lothrop Magnet Center in?

Omaha Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Lothrop Magnet Center?

Students at Lothrop Magnet Center are 49% African American, 29% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Lothrop Magnet Center attend?

Students who attend Lothrop Magnet Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School
High : North High School

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