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Horace Mann Elementary School

2315 N Whisenant Drive, Duncan, OK 73533 · (580) 255-6530 · Stephens County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 366
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
216 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 68%
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
Kindergarten4915%
Grade 16520%
Grade 24915%
Grade 36219%
Grade 44113%
Grade 56119%

This year's kindergarten class (49) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).

Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
17152%
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
7122%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
52%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Asian
103%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
5116%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
186%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 11% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
17955%
Female
14845%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Horace Mann Elementary School→Duncan Middle School→Duncan High School
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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
30.4%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
35.6%
OK avg 32.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.

Source: OSTP / CCRA. 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 (37.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Horace Mann Elementary School this school32766.1%37.2%
Oak Crest Elementary School
Broken Arrow
36268.0%30.3%
Purcell Intermediate School
Purcell
32865.9%30.8%
Lynn Wood Elementary School
Broken Arrow
40765.4%29.9%
Central Elementary School
Yukon
34960.2%50.0%
Jefferson Elementary School
Norman
33162.2%N/A
Matched among Oklahoma 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
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn Stephens County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
37.2%#256 of 555#7 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.6%#311 of 651#5 of 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
30.4%#343 of 523#5 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
327#482 of 941#4 of 13
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.1:1#385 of 708#4 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.1%#343 of 708#2 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
66.1%#546 of 876#5 of 12
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-23.2%#118 of 548#1 of 9
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
327
-26 (-7%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532720.316.1:166% (216)
2023-2434822.915.2:171% (246)
2022-2334221.216.2:173% (251)
2020-213532017.6:162% (218)
2017-1842623.718.0:148% (206)
2015-164552121.7:140% (180)
2010-114532319.7:149% (222)
2000-013762018.8:123% (88)
1990-914812320.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horace Mann Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 23% (426 to 327); teachers down 14% (23.7 to 20.3).

About Horace Mann Elementary School

Horace Mann Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Duncan, Oklahoma. Its 327 students are spread across kindergarten through 5.

DUNCAN has 8 schools and 3,278 students, and Horace Mann Elementary School is one of those schools.

White students are the majority at Horace Mann Elementary School, with 52% of enrollment. Other groups make up 22% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 6% Native American, and 3% Asian. Stephens County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

With 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Horace Mann Elementary School was 16.1:1. That matches the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma fairly closely. Horace Mann Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 66%.

A school with Horace Mann Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Oklahoma is predicted to score 33.0%. Horace Mann Elementary School scores 37.2%, 4.3 points above that line.

Among Stephens County residents, the median household income is $61,620, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Horace Mann Elementary School is one of 26 public schools in the county.

The nearest public school is Duncan High School, at about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Horace Mann Elementary School is 3rd of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Horace Mann Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 353 in 2020-21 to 327 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.1:1.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Horace Mann Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Stephens County at a glance

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Population
43,551
Census ACS
Median income
$61,620
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,186 students

Quick facts

School name
Horace Mann Elementary School
District
DUNCAN
Address
2315 N Whisenant Drive, Duncan, OK 73533
Phone
(580) 255-6530
County
Stephens County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
327
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
16.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
216 (66%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
401029000449
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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23 other US public schools in 12 states are named Horace Mann Elementary. Horace Mann Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 24.

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Frequently asked questions

About Horace Mann Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Horace Mann Elementary School?
Horace Mann Elementary School enrolls approximately 327 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Horace Mann Elementary School serve?
Horace Mann Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Horace Mann Elementary School have?
Horace Mann Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Horace Mann Elementary School?
Student demographics at Horace Mann Elementary School are roughly 52% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Horace Mann Elementary School in?
Horace Mann Elementary School is part of DUNCAN.
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