Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTTUMWA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192211001319
Horace Mann Elementary School
1523 N Court St, Ottumwa, IA 52501 · (641) 684-4661 · Wapello County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
84 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 48% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Horace Mann Elementary School→Liberty Intermediate School→Evans Junior High School→Ottumwa High School
Based on grade levels within Ottumwa Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
64.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.3% | 64.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.6% | 67.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 75% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 School
Horace Mann Elementary School's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Elementary School this school | 250 | 33.6% | 64.6% |
| Buford Garner Elementary North Liberty | 344 | 31.1% | 68.8% |
| Mulberry Elementary School Muscatine | 293 | 31.7% | 73.6% |
| Helen Lemme Elementary School Iowa City | 340 | 38.2% | 69.9% |
| North Bend Elementary North Liberty | 326 | 30.4% | 77.6% |
| Sunnyside Elementary School Sioux City | 244 | 34.8% | 85.9% |
Matched among Iowa 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Wapello County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #414 of 564 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #447 of 564 ▼ 38 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #424 of 564 ▼ 17 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #479 of 705 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #242 of 561 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #114 of 561 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #450 of 666 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #141 of 168 | #6 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
250
+32 (+15%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 250 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 34% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 17 | 14.8:1 | 43% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 15.9 | 15.1:1 | 39% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 17 | 12.8:1 | 15% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 14.6 | 16.6:1 | 41% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 38% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 19 | 13.4:1 | 37% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 15 | 19.6:1 | 16% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 13 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horace Mann Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (243 to 250); teachers up 30% (14.6 to 19).
About Horace Mann Elementary School
Horace Mann Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Ottumwa, Iowa. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 250 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students.
The district, Ottumwa Comm School District, operates 12 schools serving 5,005 students.
By race and ethnicity, Horace Mann Elementary School is 55% White. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% Pacific Islander, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Wapello County is about 79% White. Horace Mann Elementary School has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.1 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average ratio is about 13.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 34%. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Wapello County is 14 points.
Horace Mann Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Iowa schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 75.1%. The school's actual rate is 64.6%, 10.5 points lower.
Census Bureau estimates for Wapello County show that median household income is about $64,766, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Horace Mann Elementary School is one of 18 public schools in Wapello County, which together enroll about 6,892 students.
The shortest distance from Horace Mann Elementary School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to James Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Horace Mann Elementary School places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes Horace Mann Elementary School as Town: Remote.
The number of students grew from 218 to 250 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wapello County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,362
Census ACS
Median income
$64,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,892 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ottumwa Comm School District
- Ottumwa High SchoolHigh · 910 students
- Evans Junior High SchoolHigh · 684 students
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Pickwick Early Childhood CenterElementary · 560 students
- Fahrney ElementaryElementary · 490 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
Other schools in Ottumwa
- Ottumwa High SchoolHigh · 910 students
- Evans Junior High SchoolHigh · 684 students
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Pickwick Early Childhood CenterElementary · 560 students
- Fahrney ElementaryElementary · 490 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
Other Horace Mann Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 12 states are named Horace Mann Elementary. Horace Mann Elementary School is the 18th largest of the 24.
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolIowa City, IA · 207 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- James Elementary School0.8 mi · 249
- Gateway High School1.2 mi · 213
- Eisenhower Elementary School1.5 mi · 248
- Ottumwa High School1.5 mi · 910
- Wilson Elementary School1.5 mi · 335
- Ottumwa Virtual Learning2.7 mi · 106
Frequently asked questions
About Horace Mann Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Horace Mann Elementary School?
Horace Mann Elementary School enrolls approximately 250 students in grades KG-05.
Is Horace Mann Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Horace Mann Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Horace Mann Elementary School have?
Horace Mann Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horace Mann Elementary School?
At Horace Mann Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Horace Mann Elementary School public or private?
Horace Mann Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ottumwa Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.