magnet school

noun

: a school with superior facilities and staff and often a specialized curriculum designed to attract pupils from throughout a city or school district

Examples of magnet school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One reason is that admission to magnet schools – including Academic Magnet High School, Charleston County’s top public high school – is typically based on test scores. — Beth Lloyd, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

The magnet school was among the district's strategies to attract students from across the city. — Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Then, in 2009, the school district opened Terra, another entirely magnet school that sits on the northern edge of Killian’s attendance boundary. — Austin Horn august 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

The Massachusetts plaintiffs propose some solutions, including establishing cross-district magnet schools and expanding existing programs such as the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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