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Horace Mann Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Horace Mann Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 293 students in an urban area of the San Jose Unified school district, where a high percentage of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English and math well below state averages and a chronic absenteeism rate of 35.4% that is nearly double the state average. When compared to nearby schools in San Jose Unified like Anne Darling Elementary and Lowell Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary often performs slightly better, but it falls far behind local charter schools such as Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary, which serve similar student populations but achieve much higher test scores.

Notably, the school's science scores are a relative strength compared to its district peers, and it operates with less funding per student than most surrounding schools. The analysis suggests key areas for improvement include reducing absenteeism, applying successful science teaching strategies to other subjects, and providing targeted support for English learners and students from low-income families, who show the greatest need.

293

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,098

Per pupil spending ?

74.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 North Seventh St.
San Jose, CA 95112-5429

(408) 535-6237

District: San Jose Unified

Students who attend Horace Mann Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Muwekma Ohlone Middle
High:	San Jose High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.5%

Asian:

8.2%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg45%

California avg41%

5,232^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 27Elementary Schools in the San Jose Unified

788^th of 1,543San Jose 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	15.4	5232 of 5857	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4997 of 5869	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4901 of 5859	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4902 of 5883	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	1013 of 1417	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4377 of 5789	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4554 of 5662	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	4390 of 5692	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.2	4334 of 5614	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.0	3936 of 5611	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.4	5085 of 5530	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.3	4429 of 5390	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	4477 of 5377	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.3	4831 of 5314	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	25.2	4053 of 5193	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	4296 of 5113	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.5	3260 of 5113	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.4	3352 of 4818	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.2	3335 of 4822	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	18.8	4044 of 4809	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.6	3011 of 3162	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	2868 of 3245	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	3204 of 3311	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	515 of 602	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	1531 of 3275	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	1866 of 3246	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	5012 of 5597	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	5293 of 5612	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	4554 of 5609	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4729 of 5635	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	792 of 1267	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	4618 of 5492	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	4818 of 5413	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	4841 of 5107	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	4827 of 5107	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4606 of 5087	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	4799 of 5084	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4303 of 4963	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	4356 of 4830	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	5127 of 5460	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	5149 of 5517	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	4928 of 5363	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	4977 of 5264	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	826 of 1110	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	4120 of 5173	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	4473 of 5084	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	4961 of 5628	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	4193 of 5643	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4845 of 5638	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	4627 of 5663	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1031 of 1272	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3420 of 5510	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3572 of 5431	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 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 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-5	55 North Seventh St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6237	293	14	20.4	74.4%	15 (5.1%)	10 (3.4%)	233 (79.5%)	24 (8.2%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	15.4	5232^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.7%		18.4	4997^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.9%	235	19.6	19.6	7.7	15.2	36.5		20.0	9.3	3.9	23.2		12.4	89.5	96.5	96.5	94.7	94.7		$22,098	$21,188	$910
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	625 South Seventh St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6243	261	12	21.4	85.1%	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	240 (92.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6.6	5794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.1%		7.7	5784^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	10	8.5	8.5	2.6	11.4	19.5		11.4	0.0	11.4	4.3		4.8	91.9						$23,509	$22,178	$1,331
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	470 East Jackson St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6227	383	21	18.2	69.7%	14 (3.7%)	10 (2.6%)	321 (83.8%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.9%)	7.7	5749^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%		8.8	5736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.3%	13	9.3	9.3	18.8	4.8	17.0		13.5	14.3	6.3	5.8		9.1							$24,706	$22,674	$2,032
Selma Olinder Elementary	Public	K-5	890 East William	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6245	269	16	16.3	80.3%	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	239 (88.8%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	16.9	5114^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		14.3	5369^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.5%	255	19.1	19.1	22.0	4.0	28.2		20.0	25.6	22.2	14.3		20.5	92.3						$32,364	$27,802	$4,562
Empire Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1060 East Empire St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6221	214	12	18.4	70.6%	10 (4.7%)	3 (1.4%)	184 (86.0%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	9.1	5680^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%		7.4	5796^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.2%	116	15.6	15.6	7.3	16.1	25.0		15.4	9.1	6.7	9.4		8.5							$27,181	$23,952	$3,229
Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	788 Locust St.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	454	17	27.5	79.5%	8 (1.8%)	48 (10.6%)	376 (82.8%)	15 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	45	2882^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.8%		49.6	2581^st of 5869 public elementary schools	56.0%	301	20.7	20.7	30.0	51.5	44.8		41.3	35.8	51.5	39.0		41.8	83.2	85.2	94.1	84.2	86.1	84.2
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Oak St.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6261	329	17	19.3	83.0%	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	316 (96.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	8.7	5699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.7%		13.4	5445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.2%	254	11.1	11.1	9.8	3.6	19.2		10.7	17.0	16.1	7.4		13.5	96.5					96.5	$28,441	$27,064	$1,377
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	651 Macredes Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6350	206	9	22.8	81.1%	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	180 (87.4%)	21 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	19.8	4837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.4%		18.2	5012^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.6%	175	9.7	9.7	15.4	35.5	3.7	34.4	23.3	37.0	24.2	10.0	18.8	22.1							$39,723	$36,964	$2,759
Rocketship Discovery Prep	Public, Charter	K-5	370 Wooster St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Discovery Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	402	15	27.7	73.1%	5 (1.2%)	17 (4.2%)	338 (84.1%)	35 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	61.1	2014^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		46.2	2785^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.5%	771	30.8	30.8	43.6	52.0	53.9		49.7	42.9	57.7	50.0		50.8	87.7	90.1	96.3	92.6	88.9	91.4
Gardner Elementary	Public	K-5	502 Illinois Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6225	385	21	18.5	70.1%	18 (4.7%)	11 (2.9%)	334 (86.8%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	14.9	5270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%		21.9	4684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.2%	586	13.6	13.6	18.3	25.0	26.8		23.0	21.7	19.3	13.8		18.5							$22,396	$21,526	$870

Frequently Asked Questions about Horace Mann Elementary

What schools do graduates of Horace Mann Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Muwekma Ohlone Middle
High : San Jose High

What district is Horace Mann Elementary in?

San Jose Unified

Is Horace Mann Elementary a good school?

Horace Mann Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Horace Mann Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Horace Mann Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Horace Mann Elementary?

Students at Horace Mann Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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