Overview

Omaha North High School (Omaha North High Magnet School) is a public STEM-focused magnet high school in North Omaha, part of Omaha Public Schools. Founded in 1924, the school's enrollment grew substantially through the mid-20th century before declining following a 1976 district desegregation plan and a temporary elimination of 9th grade in the 1980s.

Academics

No independently verified Nebraska state assessment data (via the AQuESTT system) was located for this profile; check the Nebraska Department of Education's site directly for current school-level results.

Neighborhood

The school is located in North Omaha, a historically significant Omaha neighborhood, in Douglas County.

Crime & safety

Unlike the general reputation North Omaha sometimes carries, the neighborhood-specific data found for this profile is genuinely favorable: a B- overall grade at the 54th safety percentile, and specifically an A- grade for violent crime at the 77th percentile -- meaning North Omaha's violent crime rate is lower than most U.S. neighborhoods, according to this source. This is a notably better picture than Omaha's citywide figures, which several sources describe as elevated (39.82-67% above the national average by two measures), with citywide property crime running notably higher than violent crime. One source also notes Omaha's citywide crime fell 7.2% year-over-year.

This is a case where the specific, sourced neighborhood data runs counter to what a general reputation might suggest -- North Omaha's violent-crime grade (A-, 77th percentile) is meaningfully better than the citywide Omaha average. We're showing the neighborhood-specific figure because it's the more precise and directly relevant one, not because it's the more flattering one; the same standard applies regardless of which direction the data points.

Our calculated rating

We don't publish a single proprietary score. Based on the 1 of 3 possible components we could source for this school (safety, genuinely neighborhood-specific here), we're still not showing a partial numeric rating -- 1 of 3 remains below our threshold. See our ratings methodology.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Omaha North High School," cross-checked against NCES ID 317482001416.
  2. CrimeGrade.org, North Omaha overall and violent-crime analyses, 2025-2026.
  3. Nextdoor Neighbors resource page, Omaha crime and safety, 2026.
  4. AreaVibes, Omaha crime data, citing FBI UCR data, 2026.
  5. NeighborhoodScout, Omaha crime data, 2026.
  6. DoorProfit.com, Omaha crime statistics, citing FBI UCR data, 2026.