Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON·NCES 250861001367
Horace Mann
225 Nevada Street, Newtonville, MA 02460 · (617) 559-9510 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65% · 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
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -1.0pp since 2016
Math
62.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +7.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 75.0% | 56.0% |
| 2018-19 | 72.0% | 69.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.0% | 63.0% |
| 2016-17 | 55.0% | 55.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Horace Mann ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #190 of 920 ▲ 56 | #80 of 207 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #265 of 920 ▲ 3 | #104 of 207 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #425 of 901 | #98 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #586 of 1,086 | #155 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #176 of 938 | #49 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #162 of 938 | #58 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #256 of 602 | #58 of 141 |
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
351
-26 (-7%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 351 | 33.3 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 32.3 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 31.2 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 31.1 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 34 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 20 | 18.7:1 | 14% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | N/A | N/A | 7% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horace Mann.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (404 to 351); teachers up 7% (31.1 to 33.3).
About Horace Mann
In Newtonville, Massachusetts, Horace Mann is a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 351 students in kindergarten through 5.
Newton runs 22 schools with a combined 11,632 students. Horace Mann is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Horace Mann is 53% White. The next largest groups are 18% Asian, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 5% Black. The school's White share is 14 points below the 67% share among Middlesex County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
On staff are 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Massachusetts average 12.2:1.
Horace Mann earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
In Middlesex County, home to about 1,638,365 people, median household income comes to about $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 386 public schools in the county, enrolling about 215,896, Horace Mann among them.
F A Day Middle is about 0.3 miles from Horace Mann, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Horace Mann holds at least 8 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
A 7% decline took enrollment from 377 in 2020-21 to 351 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.5:1 in 2020-21 to 10.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newton
- Newton North HighHigh · 2,096 students
- Newton South HighHigh · 1,898 students
- F A Day MiddleMiddle · 860 students
- Charles E Brown MiddleMiddle · 713 students
- Oak Hill MiddleMiddle · 649 students
- Bigelow MiddleMiddle · 434 students
Other schools in Newtonville
- Newton North HighHigh · 2,096 students
- F A Day MiddleMiddle · 860 students
- CabotElementary · 414 students
Other Horace Mann schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Horace Mann. Horace Mann is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Horace MannFranklin, MA · 407 students
- Horace MannMelrose, MA · 254 students
- Horace Mann SchoolSAINT PAUL, MN · 445 students
- HORACE MANN SCHOOLBINGHAMTON, NY · 205 students
- Horace Mann SchoolBlue Island, IL · 182 students
Nearby schools
- F A Day Middle0.3 mi · 860
- Newton Early Childhood Program0.5 mi · 173
- Lincoln-Eliot0.7 mi · 336
- Cabot0.9 mi · 414
- Franklin1.0 mi · 320
- Newton North High1.0 mi · 2,096
Frequently asked questions
About Horace MannWhat is the total enrollment at Horace Mann?
Horace Mann enrolls approximately 351 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Horace Mann serve?
Horace Mann serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Horace Mann?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Horace Mann.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horace Mann?
At Horace Mann, the student body is approximately 53% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 18% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Horace Mann in?
Horace Mann is part of Newton.
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