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

The district boasts 44 schools in all, with performing arts schools, scholastic academies, world language programs and a handful of magnet schools and charter options for both elementary and high school-age students. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

The district also plans to open a new K-8 magnet school with an arts emphasis at Hulstrom's current campus in Northglenn. — Tori Mason, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Another big cluster of citations in South Miami-Dade occurred in the Kendall area near Terra Environmental Research Institute, a public magnet school; Kendale Elementary and the Kendall campus of Miami Dade College. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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