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What advice would you give to incoming students at Horace Mann Elementary?
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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTINGTON CO COM SCH CORP·NCES 180471002638
Horace Mann Elementary
2485 Waterworks Road, Huntington, IN 46750 · (260) 356-5464 · Huntington County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
283 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
32.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
38.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Horace Mann Elementary
Horace Mann Elementary's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Elementary this school | 438 | 64.6% | 34.5% |
| Sugar Creek Consolidated Elem Sch West Terre Haute | 452 | 65.9% | 32.9% |
| Caston Elementary School Rochester | 381 | 63.5% | 40.1% |
| George M Riddle Elementary School Rochester | 348 | 64.4% | 40.1% |
| Culver Elementary School Culver | 386 | 61.1% | 48.6% |
| O J Neighbours Elementary School Wabash | 385 | 68.1% | 35.5% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Horace Mann Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Huntington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #626 of 983 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #636 of 986 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #629 of 986 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #518 of 1,079 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #165 of 991 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.1% | #754 of 996 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #258 of 1,058 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
438
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 438 | 33.5 | 13.1:1 | 65% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 33.2 | 13.0:1 | 72% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 31.8 | 14.4:1 | 67% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 61% (256) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horace Mann Elementary.
About Horace Mann Elementary
Horace Mann Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Huntington, Indiana. School enrollment was 438 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Huntington Co Com Sch Corp is the local district for Horace Mann Elementary. It runs 10 schools with 4,874 students.
White students are the large majority at Horace Mann Elementary, with 89% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Horace Mann Elementary has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.1 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 65% of students. It compares with 48% for public schools in Huntington County.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Horace Mann Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Horace Mann Elementary is 4.6 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 34.5% actual, 29.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Indiana.
Huntington County census figures show that median household income is about $66,301, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Horace Mann Elementary is among the 10 public schools in Huntington County.
Riverview School is the public school closest to Horace Mann Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Horace Mann Elementary has 7 other public schools within five miles. Horace Mann Elementary's average proficiency of 34.5% compares with 43.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Horace Mann Elementary went from 422 students to 438. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Huntington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,798
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,874 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Huntington Co Com Sch Corp
- Huntington North High SchoolHigh · 1,441 students
- Crestview Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
- Riverview SchoolMiddle · 503 students
- Flint Springs ElementaryElementary · 454 students
- Roanoke Elementary SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
Other schools in Huntington
- Huntington North High SchoolHigh · 1,441 students
- Crestview Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
- Riverview SchoolMiddle · 503 students
- Flint Springs ElementaryElementary · 454 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Huntington Schools PreschoolElementary · 127 students
Other Horace Mann Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 12 states are named Horace Mann Elementary. Horace Mann Elementary is the 5th largest of the 24.
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJ · 978 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 870 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryGlendale, CA · 672 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryBeverly Hills, CA · 578 students
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolOak Park, IL · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Riverview School0.2 mi · 503
- Lincoln Elementary School2.2 mi · 350
- Huntington North High School2.3 mi · 1,441
- Crestview Middle School3.1 mi · 596
- Huntington Schools Preschool3.2 mi · 127
- Flint Springs Elementary3.2 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Horace Mann ElementaryHow large is Horace Mann Elementary?
Horace Mann Elementary enrolls approximately 438 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Horace Mann Elementary serve?
Horace Mann Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Horace Mann Elementary?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Horace Mann Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Horace Mann Elementary?
Student demographics at Horace Mann Elementary are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Horace Mann Elementary?
Horace Mann Elementary is overseen by Huntington Co Com Sch Corp in Huntington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.