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Horace Mann Elementary

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Horace Mann Elementary ranks 4093 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4093^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

Horace Mann Elementary is a large public elementary school serving 870 students in grades K-6 within the Bakersfield City School District, operating in a high-needs community where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite facing significant challenges, Horace Mann is a school on the rise, showing clear improvement in key areas. Its statewide academic ranking has climbed from the 20th to the 30th percentile, and it has achieved a dramatic turnaround in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 41% to just 13.6%—one of the best rates among nearby schools and far better than the district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently outperforms the Bakersfield City district average in English, math, and especially science, where its proficiency rate is nearly double the district's. This contrasts with many local schools, such as College Heights Elementary, which score significantly lower.

The school demonstrates particular strengths in supporting specific student groups, with its English Language Learners and Special Education students performing above the state average. While there is a notable performance gap between male and female students that suggests a need for targeted support, the school's overall trajectory is positive. With the highest per-student spending in its comparison group and effective strategies for engagement, Horace Mann stands out in its local context as a school making measurable progress and serving its community well.

870

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,390

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2710 Niles St.
Bakersfield, CA 93306-4108

(661) 631-5360

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Horace Mann Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walter Stiern Middle
High:	East Bakersfield High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.7%

African American:

5.4%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bakersfield City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg21%

California avg41%

4,093^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Bakersfield City

1357^th of 1,543Bakersfield City 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	28.5	4093 of 5857	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	4675 of 5869	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4975 of 5859	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4777 of 5883	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4485 of 5789	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	4310 of 5662	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	3833 of 5692	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.2	3836 of 5614	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.6	4367 of 5611	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.1	4196 of 5530	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.2	3859 of 5390	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.1	4526 of 5377	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	4871 of 5314	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.5	4318 of 5193	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.6	4680 of 5113	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.5	4893 of 5113	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	4662 of 4818	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.6	4367 of 4822	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.0	4553 of 4809	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.4	1104 of 2227	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.1	2487 of 2585	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1782 of 2128	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.2	1466 of 3162	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	1672 of 3245	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	2062 of 3311	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	1479 of 3275	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	1371 of 3246	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	4703 of 5597	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4831 of 5612	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	4972 of 5609	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	4883 of 5635	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4663 of 5492	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	4002 of 5413	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	2976 of 5107	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	3634 of 5107	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	4061 of 5087	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3843 of 5084	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	3485 of 4963	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3350 of 4830	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3269 of 5460	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	4080 of 5517	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	4340 of 5363	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3954 of 5264	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3507 of 5173	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	3400 of 5084	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	3271 of 5628	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	4141 of 5643	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4510 of 5638	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	4216 of 5663	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3791 of 5510	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4371 of 5431	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	1295 of 2847	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.6	2087 of 2635	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	1288 of 2420	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Science29%-3 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 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 (2024)
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 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 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 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-6	2710 Niles St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5360	870	41	21.2	95.4%	29 (3.3%)	47 (5.4%)	789 (90.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28.5	4093^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		22	4675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.3%	582	29.4	29.4	19.0	34.3	45.7	33.3	32.9	19.8	31.3	26.5	16.7	23.3	97.1				97.1		$20,390	$2,959	$17,431
Ramon Garza Elementary	Public	K-5	2901 Center St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5290	658	32	20.3	95.9%	17 (2.6%)	18 (2.7%)	615 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	16	5188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		16.1	5210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	22	11.7	11.7	26.7	26.1	23.7		25.4	26.2	18.0	11.7		18.3	90.8	92.3	95.4	94.6	90.8	94.6	$19,411	$2,737	$16,674
Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	3201 Pico Ave.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5300	542	26	20.8	81.2%	71 (13.1%)	20 (3.7%)	436 (80.4%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	25	4406^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		26.9	4219^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.1%	187	18.3	18.3	35.9	41.7	29.8	31.0	33.9	30.4	26.7	13.5	17.1	21.5	94.6			96.7			$19,503	$2,385	$17,118
Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	2161 Potomac Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5380	614	33	18.7	90.9%	26 (4.2%)	20 (3.3%)	561 (91.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9.5	5657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.4%		8.3	5759^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.9%	102	10.4	10.4	25.3	10.8	14.7	17.1	16.9	22.2	4.8	2.1	9.7	9.3							$20,868	$2,662	$18,206
Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Williams St.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5840	452	22	20.5	98.9%	8 (1.8%)	32 (7.1%)	411 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10	5636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.8%		7.9	5781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	1.5%	145	6.5	6.5	17.7	16.2	15.0	27.9	19.4	11.1	8.7	3.2	14.5	9.5	95.2		96.8		95.2		$19,529	$2,785	$16,744
Virginia Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	3301 Virginia Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-3223	644	30	21.8	99.7%	10 (1.6%)	19 (3.0%)	608 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	18.7	4943^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%		14.2	5372^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.5%	429	9.6	9.6	37.5	32.3	20.8	22.2	28.7	24.7	20.4	11.1	14.0	18.0	98.0				98.0
Pioneer Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	4404 Pioneer Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5450	562	28	19.7	96.3%	16 (2.8%)	18 (3.2%)	524 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19.5	4870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.4	4537^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	333	16.7	16.7	29.2	25.7	39.5	20.3	28.9	23.1	18.2	19.0	11.6	17.9	92.6	94.4	98.2	96.3	92.6		$22,756	$3,245	$19,511
College Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	2551 Sunny Ln.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5220	761	36	20.9	94.7%	25 (3.3%)	69 (9.1%)	654 (85.9%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9.2	5672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%		10	5688^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.1%	16	8.3	8.3	10.3	17.1	19.1	23.3	17.8	12.1	11.5	6.3	9.8	9.8	86.5	91.4	94.2	91.4	86.5	91.4	$19,609	$2,706	$16,903
Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary	Public	K-6	3401 Renegade Ave.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5400	960	41	23.4	84.2%	94 (9.8%)	38 (4.0%)	806 (84.0%)	12 (1.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	24.4	4461^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%		30	3923^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.2%	538	12.7	12.7	36.0	47.0	31.3	22.0	33.1	31.5	32.2	10.5	15.0	21.3	92.4	95.5	98.5	96.2	93.9	96.2	$18,473	$2,514	$15,959
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	816 Lincoln St.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5340	510	25	20.4	97.3%	31 (6.1%)	20 (3.9%)	457 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14.6	5305^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%		12.2	5541^st of 5869 public elementary schools	5.6%	236	10.8	10.8	27.8	21.2	19.2	17.3	21.3	34.7	22.4	5.5	5.2	16.8	91.4		96.3	96.3	92.6		$20,801	$2,730	$18,071

Frequently Asked Questions about Horace Mann Elementary

What district is Horace Mann Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

What schools do graduates of Horace Mann Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Walter Stiern Middle
High : East Bakersfield High

How many students attend Horace Mann Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 870 students attended Horace Mann Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Horace Mann Elementary?

Students at Horace Mann Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White.

Is Horace Mann Elementary a good school?

Horace Mann Elementary ranks 4093^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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