Omaha Public Schools

In the Omaha Public Schools district (OPS), students can attend their neighborhood schools or apply to magnet schools within their attendance zones; deadlines vary. Students can also attend schools outside their zones, as long as space is available. The magnet schools focus on such areas as visual and performing arts, math and technology. The district also has alternative schools for at-risk or special needs students. Under the federal No Child Left Behind law, students attending a Title I school designated as "in need of improvement" have the right to attend a higher-performing school in the district.