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Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School

Q: Is Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School a good school?

Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Nebraska middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School?

Students at Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School are 34% Asian, 31% African American, 14% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-8

125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School is a public middle school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving 637 students in grades 6-8. Despite its "Magnet" designation, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Nebraska middle schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School underperforms compared to the Omaha Public Schools district and the state of Nebraska, with only 39.59% of 7th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 36.32% for the district and 58.41% for the state. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 37.9% to 42.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school performs poorly across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-30% of Nebraska middle schools.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools in the Omaha Public Schools district, such as Alfonza W Davis, Norris, Lewis & Clark, King Science/Technical Magnet, Morton Magnet, McMillan Magnet, and Monroe, all perform significantly better than Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations and being part of the same district. The higher per-student spending at Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School does not seem to be translating into improved outcomes for students, suggesting the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the school's challenges.

685

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,438

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6143 Whitmore St
Omaha, NE 68152-2260

(531) 299-2360

District: Omaha Public Schools

Feeder schools for Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School:

Elementary:	Central Park Elementary School
	Hartman Elementary School
	Mount View Elementary School
	Pinewood Elementary School
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	Ponca Elementary School
	Springville Elementary School
	Wakonda Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

34.5%

African American:

30.5%

Hispanic:

14.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (31% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 19% Nebraska)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg39%

Nebraska avg61%

125^th of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 13Middle 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	2.8	125 of 133	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	193 of 200	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	230 of 238	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	244 of 249	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.6	221 of 223	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	244 of 247	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	221 of 225	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.6	234 of 236	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.1	250 of 255	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.5	251 of 256	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.6	249 of 252	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.5	247 of 248	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.7	253 of 255	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.1	243 of 246	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	249 of 254	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	32.8	215 of 243	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.2	231 of 245	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	24.6	202 of 227	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.7	212 of 226	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.3	30 of 30	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	23 of 24	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	24 of 24	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	19 of 21	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2024	21.6	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.4	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	21 of 35	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	22 of 27	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	10 of 22	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	67 of 72	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	97 of 106	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	139 of 146	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	146 of 150	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.6	135 of 137	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	153 of 156	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	142 of 147	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	12.6	61 of 67	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	38 of 62	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	38 of 56	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	6.6	84 of 92	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	136 of 144	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	114 of 118	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	111 of 115	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	119 of 123	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	115 of 120	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	67 of 72	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	101 of 106	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	150 of 156	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	156 of 160	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.7	142 of 144	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	150 of 153	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	138 of 141	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	52.2	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	20.5	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	14.9	62 of 70	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	47 of 52	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	38 of 44	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	4.4	136 of 141	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	206 of 217	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	225 of 234	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	203 of 204	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	206 of 222	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	199 of 203	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2019)67th percentile+65 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2024)25th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2023)11th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)9th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)9th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)7th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2024)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science50%-29 vs state

English Language Arts38%-21 vs state

Mathematics19%-39 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 18, 2023

Omaha Public Schools especially those in low-income areas, such as North Omaha. The schools continue to decline in every metric. They completely ignore IEPs. The schools are filled with bullies. Many teachers are afraid of students and ignore many situations. They do not feel supported by the district which is obvious. I had to switch school districts.to Bellevue schools for hm to receive the services required by the federal government for children with ADHD. They looked at his IEP and said it looked like something they had just threw it together quickly because they had to!!!! Several times I requested I updated IEP based on his Drs. recommendation. Their response was he just had one last YEAR!! Sending your children to the Omaha Public Schools is EDUCATIONAL NEGLECT Close Quote

by a principal
Thursday, November 24, 2016

I have been a school bus driver since 2008. I have driven for every school in Omaha. Listen to me very carefully. Nathan Hale is the worst school I have ever driven for. Remember those movie genres in the 90's where there is a really bad school with violence and drugs and kids spray painting on the lockers and metal detectors at the door, and the protagonist comes to the school to turn it around? Well this is the school that those movies are based on except there is no one there to turn the school around. Just google Nathan Hale Omaha news and see what you find... Close Quote

Schools Near Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School

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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 (2024)
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 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	6143 Whitmore St	Omaha	68152	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2360	685	35	19.5		88 (12.8%)	209 (30.5%)	99 (14.5%)	236 (34.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.2%)	2.8	125^th of 133 public middle schools	6.0%		1.4	193^rd of 200 public middle schools	3.5%	68	35.3	39.6	38.2	37.7				18.9	50.3	50.3	$18,438	$3,174	$13,190
Radius Middle School	Public	6-8	5040 Grand Avenue	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Radius Omaha	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(531) 895-0055	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mc Millan Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	3802 Redick Ave	Omaha	68112	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2440	654	38	17.4		127 (19.4%)	256 (39.1%)	165 (25.2%)	40 (6.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.2%)	0.4	133^rd of 133 public middle schools	0.0%		0.6	198^th of 200 public middle schools	1.0%	65	18.1	21.5	33.3	24.6		10.6	17.8	13.0	39.6	39.6	$21,052	$3,571	$14,541
Monroe Middle School	Public	6-8	5105 Bedford Ave	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2460	716	42	17.0		99 (13.8%)	260 (36.3%)	152 (21.2%)	134 (18.7%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.8%)	55 (7.7%)	0.6	131^st of 133 public middle schools	1.5%		0.2	200^th of 200 public middle schools	0.0%	69		21.2	34.8	23.9		14.1	18.5	14.8			$19,803	$3,394	$13,972
Secondary Success Program	Public	7-8	3030 Spaulding St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2940	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Morton Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	4606 Terrace Dr	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2480	744	41	18.1		175 (23.5%)	263 (35.3%)	95 (12.8%)	130 (17.5%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	72 (9.7%)	1.4	129^th of 133 public middle schools	3.0%		1.4	194^th of 200 public middle schools	3.0%	65	27.8	33.1	38.4	33.1		21.5	20.4	19.3			$18,695	$3,259	$13,287
Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	6901 Burt St	Omaha	68132	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2400	839	44	19.0		246 (29.3%)	264 (31.5%)	194 (23.1%)	80 (9.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.8%)	8.5	118^th of 133 public middle schools	11.3%		2.9	190^th of 200 public middle schools	5.0%	72	37.4	48.3	51.1	48.5		36.5	29.3	31.9	54.7	54.7	$17,669	$3,152	$12,421
King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	3720 Florence Blvd	Omaha	68110	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2380	610	35	17.4		85 (13.9%)	285 (46.7%)	142 (23.3%)	51 (8.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.9%)	1.9	126^th of 133 public middle schools	5.3%		1.1	195^th of 200 public middle schools	2.5%	69	35.6	33.5	44.3	37.6	18.8	20.9		19.6	48.7	48.7	$20,700	$3,549	$14,340
Ops Virtual Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	3230 Burt St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(531) 299-0269	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Alfonza W Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	8050 N 129th Avenue	Omaha	68142	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2340	732	41	17.7		264 (36.1%)	222 (30.3%)	94 (12.8%)	81 (11.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.9%)	7.9	120^th of 133 public middle schools	9.8%		12.6	185^th of 200 public middle schools	7.5%	65	43.7	50.0	46.1	46.6		31.0	29.0	28.5	58.4	58.4	$18,801	$3,138	$13,801

Frequently Asked Questions about Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School

What district is Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School in?

Omaha Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School?

Students at Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School are 34% Asian, 31% African American, 14% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School.

Is Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School a good school?

Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Nebraska middle schools.

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