Lothrop School

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Lothrop Magnet Center
Location
Lothrop School
3300 North 22nd Street
Omaha, Nebraska
United States
Coordinates 41°17′23″N95°56′46″W / 41.28972°N 95.94611°W / 41.28972; -95.94611
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Type Public elementary magnet school
School district Omaha Public Schools
Grades Pre-K through fourth grade
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Lothrop Magnet Center is a public elementary school located at 3300 North 22nd Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska, United States. As a magnet school it focuses on the topics of science, Spanish and technology. [1] The school currently serves 380 students in prekindergarten through fourth grade. [2]

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The school was one of Omaha's "black schools." [3]

In 1998 the school was protested by a Christian organization for offering professional development courses on homosexuality awareness after offensive slang was repeatedly heard throughout the school. The group later offered a public apology. [4]

In 2007 the school was locked down after gunshots were fired in the surrounding neighborhood. [5]

Present demographics

In the 2007–08 school year African American students accounted for 84.7% of the total population of Lothrop. White students made up 8.1% and Hispanics accounted for 5.1% of the student population. The mobility rate was 22.2% and the attendance rate was 93.6%. Free and reduced lunch recipients accounted for 78.8% of the student population. It is a Title I school with a 66.68% poverty rate. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Magnet Schools", Archived 2007-12-28 at the Wayback Machine Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 1/8/08.
  2. ↑ "Community description" Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine , Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 1/8/08.
  3. ↑ (n.d.) Excerpts from Interviews - Evelyn Montgomery Archived 2007-12-11 at the Wayback Machine Crestridge School of International/Global Studies, Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 9/11/07.
  4. ↑ Matczak , M. (1998) "Group to apologize for saying school urges homosexuality," Archived 2005-03-27 at the Wayback Machine Omaha World Herald. August 14, 1998. Retrieved 1/8/08.
  5. ↑ "Parents, child react to lockdown," Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine KETV. Retrieved 1/8/08.
  6. ↑ "Lothrop Elementary School" [ permanent dead link ], Southwestern Educational Development Laboratory. Retrieved 1/8/08.
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