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."Magnet Schools", Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 1/8/08. The school currently serves 380 students in prekindergarten through fourth grade."Community description" , Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 1/8/08.
The school was one of Omaha's "black schools".(n.d.) Excerpts from Interviews - Evelyn Montgomery Crestridge School of International/Global Studies, Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 9/11/07.
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.Matczak, M. (1998) "Group to apologize for saying school urges homosexuality," Omaha World Herald. August 14, 1998. Retrieved 1/8/08.
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."Lothrop Elementary School", Southwestern Educational Development Laboratory. Retrieved 1/8/08.
See also Education in North Omaha, Nebraska List of public schools in Omaha, Nebraska
References
External links Official website "Lothrop School: Lottie Underhill", Nebraska Ancestree. 10.(1) Summer 1987. 14-18.