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Horace Mann Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5763^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Horace Mann Elementary is a public elementary school in Oakland, California, serving 182 students in grades K-5. The school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with significant academic challenges and high rates of chronic absenteeism.

Horace Mann Elementary's academic performance is consistently well below the Oakland Unified School District and the state of California. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.78% of Horace Mann students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.66% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 13.19%, compared to 26.92% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school's performance has been consistently low, with proficiency rates often in the single digits or low teens. Additionally, Horace Mann Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 52.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary, Melrose Leadership Academy, and Global Family Elementary, also perform below the state average but generally outperform Horace Mann Elementary in academic measures. Additionally, several charter schools in the vicinity, such as Learning Without Limits, Ascend, and Aspire Triumph Technology Academy, tend to outperform Horace Mann Elementary and the district in academic measures, suggesting that the charter school model may be providing some advantages in terms of student outcomes.

200

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,384

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5222 Ygnacio Ave.
Oakland, CA 94601-5422

(510) 879-2136

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Horace Mann Elementary usually attend:

High:

Fremont High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.0%

African American:

17.5%

White:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg29%

California avg41%

5,763^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 49Elementary Schools in the Oakland Unified

1194^th of 1,543Oakland Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	5763 of 5857	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	5797 of 5869	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	5784 of 5859	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	5872 of 5883	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	5783 of 5789	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	5638 of 5662	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	5460 of 5692	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	5448 of 5614	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	5392 of 5611	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.6	5076 of 5530	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	43.7	3026 of 5390	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.5	2623 of 5377	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.2	2672 of 5314	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.2	4124 of 5193	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.5	4161 of 5113	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.2	4702 of 5113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.2	4123 of 4818	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.7	4710 of 4822	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.1	4550 of 4809	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	32.0	437 of 661	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.4	690 of 700	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	2961 of 3162	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	2954 of 3245	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	3196 of 3311	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	3256 of 3275	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	3204 of 3246	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	5566 of 5597	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	5588 of 5612	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	5570 of 5609	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	5614 of 5635	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	5490 of 5492	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	5406 of 5413	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	5021 of 5107	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	5064 of 5107	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	5063 of 5087	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	5067 of 5084	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	4961 of 4963	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	4791 of 4830	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	5335 of 5460	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	5430 of 5517	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	5271 of 5363	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	5251 of 5264	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	5168 of 5173	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	5055 of 5084	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	5431 of 5628	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	5382 of 5643	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	5514 of 5638	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	5662 of 5663	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	5501 of 5510	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	5397 of 5431	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2023)34th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-41 vs state

Science7%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	5222 Ygnacio Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2136	200	10	21.0	98.0%	21 (10.5%)	35 (17.5%)	112 (56.0%)	11 (5.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.5%)	7.4	5763^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.6%		7.4	5797^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.2%	34	6.7		6.7	6.5	3.5	13.3				7.8	21.9	6.9	10.0				13.2							$35,384	$33,126	$2,258
Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	1325 53rd Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2178	389	19	21.0	100.0%	4 (1.0%)	13 (3.3%)	363 (93.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	5.7	5819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		6.1	5835^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.6%	16	4.6		4.6	6.3	7.7	12.9				9.1	10.2	11.9	1.5				7.7	77.3	90.9	89.4	81.8	84.9	87.9	$29,442	$27,030	$2,412
Melrose Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	4730 Fleming Ave.	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2152	722	36	20.1	54.6%	108 (15.0%)	23 (3.2%)	510 (70.6%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.7%)	43.9	2958^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		60.5	2045^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.2%	913	34.9	52.0	44.1	31.7	34.7	54.6	46.0	59.2	68.4	48.9	32.1	26.7	42.4	38.0	31.9	45.5	36.0							$23,811	$21,954	$1,857
Learning Without Limits	Public, Charter	K-5	2035 40th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Learning Without Limits District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-1282	335	15	22.4	66.6%	3 (0.9%)	34 (10.1%)	271 (80.9%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.4%)	22	4673^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.2%		23.3	4552^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.4%	121	20.3		20.3	34.6	23.3	34.9				30.9	23.6	19.4	17.2				19.9	90.5	90.5	90.5	90.5	90.5	90.5
Global Family Elementary	Public	K-5	2035 40th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2114	446	20	22.3	98.0%	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	425 (95.3%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	10.5	5605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%		12.8	5496^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.4%	109	12.5		12.5	11.9	10.2	20.0				14.4	9.4	14.8	16.7				13.7	89.8			90.9			$26,144	$23,678	$2,466
Greenleaf	Public	K-8	6328 East 17th St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3112	613	26	23.4	96.2%	11 (1.8%)	23 (3.8%)	560 (91.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	11.7	5528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.6%		13.2	5461^st of 5869 public elementary schools	7.0%	67	10.9	8.5	9.8	13.4	17.7	14.8	27.1	25.9	19.3	19.5	20.0	15.5	6.3	17.0	22.4	11.9	15.5	87.9	95.6	95.6	91.2	92.3	93.4	$24,104	$21,386	$2,718
Ascend	Public, Charter	K-8	3709 East 12th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	ASCEND District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3140	493	23	21.5	63.9%	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	446 (90.5%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	37.7	3363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%		35.2	3504^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.3%	141	22.2	22.2	22.2	19.2	25.9	38.9	47.2	37.7	50.9	36.7	37.7	28.3	35.2	50.9	35.2	44.4	38.6	95.4
Allendale Elementary	Public	K-5	3670 Penniman Ave.	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2101	368	17	21.2	97.6%	10 (2.7%)	90 (24.5%)	189 (51.4%)	40 (10.9%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	31 (8.4%)	9.4	5666^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.3%		16.8	5146^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.3%	520	8.2		8.2	23.0	11.1	20.4				18.3	15.0	7.1	8.2				10.3	89.5	93.0	89.5	94.2	90.7	90.7	$27,799	$25,404	$2,395
Lockwood STEAM Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	6701 International Blvd.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2123	678	28	24.6	99.3%	55 (8.1%)	120 (17.7%)	451 (66.5%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	6.4	5799^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.1	5834^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.6%	35	2.3		2.3	14.6	11.3	9.3				11.5	12.1	9.1	7.0				9.2	84.4	92.6			87.7		$22,437	$20,128	$2,309
Aspire Triumph Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3200 62nd Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Aspire Triumph Technology Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 638-9445	217	10	21.3	94.5%	0 (0.0%)	109 (50.2%)	92 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	5.5	5826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.5%		8.8	5740^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.2%	86	0.0		0.0	6.3	9.5	12.5				9.7	6.3	9.5	7.5				7.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Horace Mann Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Horace Mann Elementary?

Students at Horace Mann Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 18% African American, 11% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is Horace Mann Elementary a good school?

Horace Mann Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.6% of California elementary schools.

What district is Horace Mann Elementary in?

Oakland Unified

How many students attend Horace Mann Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Horace Mann Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Horace Mann Elementary attend?

Students who attend Horace Mann Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Fremont High

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