The Educational Benefits of Magnet Schools

Brownsville Middle School offers several specialized programs unavailable at comprehensive middle schools. Studies show that magnet schools like BMS can increase student achievement, motivation, and school satisfaction. Likewise, teacher satisfaction and morale are also higher at magnet schools, as is parent satisfaction and involvement.

Magnet schools attract interested and motivated parents and students from a wide geographical range. Students who attend magnet schools have a better promotion rate and enroll in more college prep course than students in non-magnet schools. In measures of behavior, academic success, attendance, and participation in school activities, magnet school students also typically outperform their counterparts who attend traditional schools.

But the benefits don’t stop there. Magnet school students are also less likely to drop out, produce higher standardized test scores, and tend to be more career-oriented than non-magnet students.