Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340300001440
Horace Mann Elementary School
150 Walt Whitman Blvd., CHERRY HILL, NJ 08003 · (856) 428-1144 · Camden County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
57 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
56.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
59.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.4% | 59.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.9% | 59.9% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 School
Horace Mann Elementary School's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Elementary School this school | 287 | 19.9% | 54.3% |
| Lawrenceville Elementary School LAWRENCEVILLE | 301 | 18.9% | 46.9% |
| Countryside Elementary School MOUNT LAUREL | 293 | 16.7% | 50.3% |
| James F. Cooper Elementary School CHERRY HILL | 284 | 24.3% | 53.8% |
| James Caldwell Elementary School Springfield | 276 | 17.0% | 56.3% |
| Alan B. Shepard Elementary School OLD BRIDGE | 276 | 25.4% | 62.8% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #441 of 1,290 | #26 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #421 of 1,319 ▼ 41 | #22 of 85 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #571 of 1,319 ▼ 91 | #30 of 85 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #1,156 of 1,562 | #62 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,192 of 1,390 | #64 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #177 of 1,392 | #19 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.9% | #1,038 of 1,481 | #72 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #676 of 798 | #31 of 37 |
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
287
+31 (+12%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 287 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 20% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 16% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 15% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 23 | 11.1:1 | 16% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 16% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 18% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 15% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 3% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 17 | 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 down 3% (297 to 287); teachers unchanged (21 to 21).
About Horace Mann Elementary School
Horace Mann Elementary School sits in CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, and is classified as an elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 287 students. That puts enrollment 29% below the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
The 19 schools of Cherry Hill School District, including Horace Mann Elementary School, enroll 10,653 students.
At Horace Mann Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 48%. Other students are 18% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 11% Black, and 7% multiracial. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Horace Mann Elementary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Horace Mann Elementary School totals 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Horace Mann Elementary School is about 20%. Across public schools in Camden County, the average is 50%.
Horace Mann Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (54.3%) and its predicted rate (55.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Camden County show that the median household earns about $88,755 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Camden County, 158 public schools serve about 82,104 students.
Horace Mann Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Osage School, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Horace Mann Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 45.6% on proficiency, and Horace Mann Elementary School is above that at 54.3%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 12%, from 256 to 287. Students per teacher increased from 11.1 in 2020-21 to 13.7 in 2024-25.
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Camden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
527,257
Census ACS
Median income
$88,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
82,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherry Hill School District
- Cherry Hill High School EastHigh · 2,120 students
- Cherry Hill High School WestHigh · 1,287 students
- John A. Carusi Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Rosa International Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Henry C. Beck Middle SchoolMiddle · 701 students
- Clara Barton Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
Other schools in CHERRY HILL
- Cherry Hill High School EastHigh · 2,120 students
- Cherry Hill High School WestHigh · 1,287 students
- John A. Carusi Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Rosa International Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Henry C. Beck Middle SchoolMiddle · 701 students
- Clara Barton Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 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 14th 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 ElementaryHuntington, IN · 438 students
Nearby schools
- Osage School0.8 mi · 515
- Woodcrest Elementary School0.8 mi · 374
- Lawnside School District1.1 mi · 333
- Bret Harte Elementary School1.3 mi · 363
- Somerdale Park School1.5 mi · 447
- Rosa International Middle School1.7 mi · 745
Frequently asked questions
About Horace Mann Elementary SchoolHow large is Horace Mann Elementary School?
Horace Mann Elementary School enrolls approximately 287 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Horace Mann Elementary School serve?
Horace Mann Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Horace Mann Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Horace Mann Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Horace Mann Elementary School?
Student demographics at Horace Mann Elementary School are roughly 48% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Black, 15% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Horace Mann Elementary School?
Horace Mann Elementary School is overseen by Cherry Hill School District in Camden County.
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