| School and Location | Year Founded as Magnet and Host District | Theme | Grades | Enrollmentb | Student Population Ethnicity | English Language Learners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School Raleigh, N.C. | 1999 Wake County | Leadership | K-5 | 809 80% from residential zone | 49% White
22% African-American 15% Hispanic 10% Asian 4% Multiracial |
13% |
| FAIR (Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resource School) Crystal, Minn. | 2000 West Metro Education Program (WMEP)e | Fine Arts | 4-8 | 508c Interdistrict 45% of seats designated for Minneapolis students | 68% Whitec
23% African-American 5% Asian 3% Hispanic 1% Native American |
0%c |
| Mabel Hoggard Math and Science Magnet School Las Vegas | 1993 Clark County | Math and Science | K-5 | 412 25% from residential zone starting in grade 1 | 35% Hispanic 34% African-American 20% White 10% Asian 2% Native American |
23% |
| Normal Park Museum Magnet School Chattanooga, Tenn. | 2001 Hamilton County | Museum | PreK-5 | 337 55% from residential zone | 73% White 22% African-American 2% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American |
N/A |
| Raymond Academy for Engineering Houston | 1998 Aldine Independent School District | Engineering | K-4 | 846 76% from residential zone | 69% Hispanic 18% African-American 8% White 5% Asian |
31% |
| River Glen Elementary & Middle School San Jose, Calif. | 1986 San Jose Unified School District | Spanish Dual Immersion | K-8 | 538 no zone | 67% Hispanic 29% White 2% African-American 2% Asian |
28% |
| Special Education | Free or Reduced-Price Lunch | Primary Challenge(s) Addressed | Key Resource(s) for Sustainability | Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) Funding and Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Districtd | ||||||||
| 15% | 39% | Choosing and implementing unique theme without model | Strong, stable leadership; History of district support & collaboration | No | Yes 1987-89 1993-2004 | ||||
| 10%c | 18%c | Developing interdistrict infrastructure; Leadership transitions | Brand-new, awardwinning facility; Partnerships for professional development | No | No | ||||
| 11% | 44% | Unsuitable facility; Developing theme expertise among staff | Effective succession plans for leadership | Yes 1993-95 | Yes 1993-98 2001-07 | ||||
| 10% | 36% | Unsuitable facility; Developing theme expertise among staff | Parent Education Fund; Community partnerships; District support | Yes 2001-04 | Yes 1998-2007 | ||||
| 8% | 79% | Choosing viable theme; Developing theme expertise among staff | Staff recruitment and retention; Collaboration with district as part of K-12 strand | No | Yes 1995-98 2001-04 | ||||
| N/A | 52% | Evolving strand into dedicated magnet and expanding to 6-8 program; Leadership transitions | Community outreach; Success and contributions as national model | No | Yes 1987-89 1991-98 2001-07 | ||||
a Unless otherwise indicated, these data are reported by the school and are for the school year 2006-07.
bThese data are drawn from school report cards for 2006-07 posted on state education agencies' Web sites.
cAll profiled schools are dedicated magnets, which means that all students have chosen to attend and all students participate in the magnet program. One exception, Hoggard, is a dedicated magnet for grades 1-5, but serves 100 percent neighborhood zone students for kindergarten. Percentages for residential zones indicate the number of seats allotted to
neighborhood students. Other priorities for selection-sibling attending, socioeconomic status, etc.-may be involved and are not indicated in this table.
dA school may not have received Magnet Schools Assistance program grant funding directly, but may have benefited from services provided by the host district and central magnet office that were funded by this program.
eFAIR is operated by WMEP, an interdistrict consortium. The school building is located in Crystal, Minn., a suburb served by Robbinsdale Area Schools.
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