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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360487000229

HORACE MANN SCHOOL

30 COLLEGE ST, BINGHAMTON, NY 13905 · (607) 762-8273 · Broome County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of New York 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.
  • B-Beats 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 New York public elementary schools

Enrollment
205
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
139 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 58%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5426%
Grade 13015%
Grade 23115%
Grade 32814%
Grade 43216%
Grade 53015%

This year's kindergarten class (54) is 80% larger than its 5th grade class (30).

Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
8140%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
3517%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
5828%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
2914%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
11255%
Female
9345%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +17.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 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 York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2549.0%59.0%
2023-2438.0%42.0%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for New York 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 York'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 SCHOOL

HORACE MANN SCHOOL's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HORACE MANN SCHOOL this school20567.8%45.5%
PS 16
TROY
24964.7%57.9%
LAURELTON-PARDEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
ROCHESTER
26262.6%34.0%
BEVERLY J MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ITHACA
25860.5%32.7%
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL
BINGHAMTON
26758.4%52.6%
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TONAWANDA
27475.9%25.8%
Matched among New York 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 SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Broome County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.5%#1,360 of 2,335#14 of 26
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
59.0%#1,100 of 2,342
▲ 492
#9 of 26
▲ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.0%#1,375 of 2,343
▲ 11
#14 of 26
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
205#2,374 of 2,585#28 of 28
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
8.6:1#117 of 2,338#1 of 28
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.5%#155 of 2,388#7 of 28
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
67.8%#1,016 of 2,534#8 of 28
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.3%#696 of 1,757#3 of 19
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 2024-25
Enrollment
205
-39 (-16%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 9.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2520523.98.6:168% (139)
2023-2420823.98.7:165% (135)
2022-2324325.29.7:172% (175)
2020-21244269.4:176% (186)
2017-18251279.3:179% (199)
2015-163172512.7:173% (231)
2010-113723012.4:162% (231)
2000-013113010.4:168% (211)
1990-914052416.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HORACE MANN SCHOOL.

About HORACE MANN SCHOOL

HORACE MANN SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in BINGHAMTON, New York. The school enrolls 205 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New York) has about 443 students.

HORACE MANN SCHOOL is a school in BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 10 schools and 4,531 students.

HORACE MANN SCHOOL's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 40%. Smaller groups are 28% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 14% multiracial. County-wide, 80% of Broome County residents are White. By the diversity index, HORACE MANN SCHOOL comes in at 71%.

The count of teachers at HORACE MANN SCHOOL is 23.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 8.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. Around 68% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Broome County report 52%.

The allk12 Grade for HORACE MANN SCHOOL is B-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 50.1%. HORACE MANN SCHOOL scores 45.5%.

County data help place the school in context: in Broome County, median household income is about $62,616, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. HORACE MANN SCHOOL is among the 52 public schools in Broome County.

Nearby, WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. HORACE MANN SCHOOL is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

The student count in 2024-25 was 205, 16% below the 244 of 2020-21.

Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Broome County at a glance

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Population
197,378
Census ACS
Median income
$62,616
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
24,594 students

Quick facts

School name
HORACE MANN SCHOOL
District
BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
30 COLLEGE ST, BINGHAMTON, NY 13905
Phone
(607) 762-8273
County
Broome County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
205
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
8.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
139 (68%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
360487000229
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Horace Mann. HORACE MANN SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About HORACE MANN SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at HORACE MANN SCHOOL?
HORACE MANN SCHOOL enrolls approximately 205 students in grades PK-05.
Is HORACE MANN SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HORACE MANN SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does HORACE MANN SCHOOL have?
HORACE MANN SCHOOL employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
How diverse is HORACE MANN SCHOOL?
HORACE MANN SCHOOL reports a student body of 40% White, 17% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees HORACE MANN SCHOOL?
HORACE MANN SCHOOL is overseen by BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Broome County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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