Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST ALLIS-WEST MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551626002377
Horace Mann Elementary
6213 W Lapham St, West Allis, WI 53214 · (414) 604-3910 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
277 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 42%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 54% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
22.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 22.4% |
| 2023-24 | 23.4% | 23.4% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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
Horace Mann Elementary's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Elementary this school | 384 | 72.1% | 26.9% |
| Todd Elementary Beloit | 471 | 69.2% | 26.4% |
| Robinson Elementary Beloit | 477 | 69.8% | 20.6% |
| Hackett Elementary Beloit | 434 | 74.2% | 16.3% |
| Parkside Elementary Fond du Lac | 325 | 79.4% | 36.8% |
| Jefferson Elementary West Allis | 393 | 64.6% | 32.8% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #861 of 982 | #84 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #875 of 992 no change | #91 of 174 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #863 of 992 ▲ 22 | #89 of 174 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #387 of 1,157 | #69 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #500 of 901 | #38 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #101 of 901 | #25 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.1% | #167 of 1,064 | #101 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #196 of 664 | #44 of 133 |
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
384
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
+94% since 1990-91, when it was 198
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
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 | 384 | 28.5 | 13.5:1 | 72% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 27.5 | 13.4:1 | 63% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 33.5 | 11.9:1 | 82% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 36 | 11.1:1 | 85% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 38.4 | 12.7:1 | 76% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 44 | 11.5:1 | 80% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 79% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 22% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 198 | 9 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horace Mann Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (488 to 384); teachers down 26% (38.4 to 28.5).
About Horace Mann Elementary
Horace Mann Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in West Allis, Wisconsin. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 384 students.
Horace Mann Elementary is among 16 schools run by West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, which serves 6,619 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Horace Mann Elementary, at 42%. The school is also 33% White, 13% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Milwaukee County's residents are about 17% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 13.5:1 comes from the school's 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 72% in 2024-25.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Horace Mann Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Horace Mann Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 33.4%. Horace Mann Elementary scores 26.9%, 6.5 points below that line.
Milwaukee County census figures show that the median household income is $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, enrolling about 122,496 students in all.
The next-closest public school is West Milwaukee Intermediate, about 0.7 miles away. Horace Mann Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Horace Mann Elementary's average proficiency of 26.9% compares with 29.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Horace Mann Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 4% from its 2020-21 level of 401. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
- Nathan Hale HighHigh · 1,134 students
- Central HighHigh · 961 students
- Frank Lloyd Wright IntermediateMiddle · 902 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 393 students
- West Milwaukee IntermediateMiddle · 378 students
- Irving ElementaryElementary · 375 students
Other schools in West Allis
- Nathan Hale HighHigh · 1,134 students
- Central HighHigh · 961 students
- Frank Lloyd Wright IntermediateMiddle · 902 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 393 students
- Irving ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- Walker ElementaryElementary · 371 students
Other Horace Mann Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 12 states are named Horace Mann Elementary. Horace Mann Elementary is the 10th largest of the 24.
- Horace Mann ElementaryNeenah, WI · 401 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- West Milwaukee Intermediate0.7 mi · 378
- Shared Journeys0.9 mi · 4
- Jefferson Elementary0.9 mi · 393
- Burbank Elementary0.9 mi · 552
- Pershing Elementary1.0 mi · 250
- James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School1.0 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Horace Mann ElementaryHow large is Horace Mann Elementary?
Horace Mann Elementary enrolls approximately 384 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Horace Mann Elementary serve?
Horace Mann Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Horace Mann Elementary?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Horace Mann Elementary.
How diverse is Horace Mann Elementary?
Horace Mann Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 42% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Horace Mann Elementary in?
Horace Mann Elementary is part of West Allis-West Milwaukee School District.
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