Omaha South Magnet High School
4519 South 24th St Omaha NE, 68107, Douglas County Phone: 402-557-3600 Ranking:  (232 out of 239, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Omaha Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 132 | 126 | 128 | 125 | 121 | 116 | 126 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,417 | 2,415 | 2,212 | 2,001 | 1,815 | 1,740 | 1,733 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 601 | 24.9% | 597 | 24.7% | 646 | 29.2% | 714 | 35.7% | 653 | 36.0% | 609 | 35.0% | 585 | 33.8% |
| Grade 10: | 604 | 25.0% | 565 | 23.4% | 590 | 26.7% | 528 | 26.4% | 451 | 24.8% | 418 | 24.0% | 498 | 28.7% |
| Grade 11: | 570 | 23.6% | 543 | 22.5% | 536 | 24.2% | 409 | 20.4% | 354 | 19.5% | 383 | 22.0% | 365 | 21.1% |
| Grade 12: | 642 | 26.6% | 710 | 29.4% | 440 | 19.9% | 350 | 17.5% | 357 | 19.7% | 330 | 19.0% | 285 | 16.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,261 | 52.2% | 1,248 | 51.7% | 1,137 | 51.4% | 1,008 | 50.4% | 911 | 50.2% | 871 | 50.1% | 894 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 1,156 | 47.8% | 1,167 | 48.3% | 1,075 | 48.6% | 993 | 49.6% | 896 | 49.4% | 861 | 49.5% | 835 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 46 | 1.9% | 36 | 1.5% | 31 | 1.4% | 26 | 1.3% | 34 | 1.9% | 28 | 1.6% | 35 | 2.0% |
| Asian: | 99 | 4.1% | 108 | 4.5% | 106 | 4.8% | 94 | 4.7% | 74 | 4.1% | 43 | 2.5% | 17 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1,662 | 68.8% | 1,624 | 67.2% | 1,420 | 64.2% | 1,215 | 60.7% | 1,027 | 56.6% | 945 | 54.3% | 885 | 51.1% |
| Black: | 260 | 10.8% | 271 | 11.2% | 266 | 12.0% | 292 | 14.6% | 332 | 18.3% | 325 | 18.7% | 328 | 18.9% |
| White: | 269 | 11.1% | 287 | 11.9% | 308 | 13.9% | 293 | 14.6% | 348 | 19.2% | 399 | 22.9% | 468 | 27.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 81 | 3.4% | 88 | 3.6% | 80 | 3.6% | 79 | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,780 | 73.6% | 1,844 | 76.4% | 1,635 | 73.9% | 1,469 | 73.4% | 1,262 | 69.5% | 1,138 | 65.4% | 1,092 | 63.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 313 | 12.9% | 262 | 10.8% | 241 | 10.9% | 208 | 10.4% | 242 | 13.3% | 200 | 11.5% | 212 | 12.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.24 | 19.20 | 17.32 | 16.01 | 15.02 | 14.90 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 50.71 | 63.18 | 94.61 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 57.75 | 69.56 | 95.59 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 56.08 | 71.67 | 100.24 |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 72.08 | 80.82 | 100.61 |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 69.45 | 76.59 | 101.96 |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 68.86 | 80.39 | 101.98 |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 69.09 | 86.33 | 105.71 |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 68.93 | 81.50 | 98.81 |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 75.78 | 87.89 | 102.88 |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 37.04 | 39.03 | 44.32 |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 36.77 | 39.03 | 44.65 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 56.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 43.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 59.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,601.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,293.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,216.0 |
* Omaha South Magnet High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.