Horace Mann Elementary

Horace Mann Elementary operates as a reasonably sized elementary campus in Neenah, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Neenah Joint School District. Current enrollment sits at 401 students spanning grades K through 4. That puts it 24% bigger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Across the 12 schools in Neenah Joint School District (6,662 students total), Horace Mann Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Horace Mann Elementary lists that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

On the income-and-resources front, Horace Mann Elementary shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Horace Mann Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at Horace Mann Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Winnebago County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Horace Mann Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Winnebago County) shows that median household earnings sit near $74,925, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Horace Mann Elementary is one of 56 public schools in Winnebago County (combined enrollment of about 22,271 students).

The closest other public school is ACE Alliance Charter Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Horace Mann Elementary. On composite proficiency, Horace Mann Elementary comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 64.5%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Horace Mann Elementary has grew 48%, going from 271 students in 2018 to 401 in 2025.

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