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Horace Mann

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Horace Mann ranks 81 st of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Horace Mann is a public middle school located in Franklin, Massachusetts, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 387 students. The school is part of the highly-ranked Franklin school district, which has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, and Horace Mann itself has consistently maintained a 4-star rating, indicating strong academic performance.

Horace Mann consistently outperforms the state and district averages in MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects. In 2024-2025, the school had 67% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 57.45% in the Franklin district and 41.53% statewide. In Mathematics, 54.91% of Horace Mann students were proficient or better, compared to 59.49% in the Franklin district and 40.74% statewide. The school's performance is particularly strong in 8th grade, where 72.39% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 51.88% were proficient or better in Science.

Horace Mann's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 9.5 to 10.7 over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby Remington Middle and Annie Sullivan Middle School in the Franklin district, as well as several other middle schools in the surrounding area. This suggests that the school may be allocating resources effectively to support student learning, contributing to its strong academic outcomes.

407

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,377

Per pupil spending ?

10%

Free/discounted lunch ?

224 Oak Street
Franklin, MA 02038

(508) 541-6230

District: Franklin

Students who attend Horace Mann usually attend:

High:

Franklin High

Feeder schools for Horace Mann:

Elementary:	J F Kennedy Memorial
	Oak Street Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

Asian:

9.1%

Hispanic:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Massachusetts middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg57%

Massachusetts avg41%

81^st of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Franklin

58^th of 348Franklin among Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	81 of 484	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	75 of 493	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	107 of 501	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	114 of 497	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	118 of 501	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	104 of 498	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	88 of 484	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	78.7	95 of 487	80.5%	★★★★☆
2016	75.1	106 of 482	78.0%	★★★★☆
2015	78.4	93 of 441	78.9%	★★★★☆
2014	80.7	82 of 455	82.0%	★★★★☆
2013	82.5	72 of 455	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	82.3	75 of 455	83.5%	★★★★☆
2011	85.1	48 of 449	89.3%	★★★★☆
2010	83.4	63 of 434	85.5%	★★★★☆
2009	85.1	48 of 409	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	87.7	34 of 407	91.6%	★★★★★
2007	88.2	29 of 399	92.7%	★★★★★
2006	89.3	30 of 399	92.5%	★★★★★
2005	88.6	41 of 356	88.5%	★★★★☆
2004	85.7	48 of 344	86.0%	★★★★☆
2003	84.3	57 of 339	83.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	33 of 127	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	32 of 120	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	20 of 134	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	20 of 123	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	43 of 128	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.7	1 of 119	99.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	72.9	66 of 445	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	65 of 431	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	90 of 424	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	43 of 417	89.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	96 of 473	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	93 of 481	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	141 of 489	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	115 of 494	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	122 of 483	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	93 of 478	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	87 of 463	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	124 of 464	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	174 of 469	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	133 of 481	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	44.4	255 of 489	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	80.1	46 of 462	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	63.5	131 of 452	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	196 of 438	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	73 of 473	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	65 of 483	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	78 of 489	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	112 of 497	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	114 of 485	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	115 of 478	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	101 of 466	78.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	79 of 435	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	54 of 441	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	80 of 444	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	154 of 503	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	130 of 489	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	48.1	239 of 484	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	195 of 467	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	73.0	122 of 491	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	113 of 386	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	105 of 392	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	156 of 403	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	151 of 404	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	140 of 401	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	114 of 396	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	120 of 395	69.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)85th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)75th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+25 vs state

Mathematics55%+14 vs state

Science52%+10 vs state

Civics47%+8 vs state

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Schools Near Horace Mann

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Horace Mann	Public	6-8	224 Oak Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 541-6230	407	33	12.4		327 (80.3%)	5 (1.2%)	28 (6.9%)	37 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	82	81^st of 484 public middle schools	83.3%		84.2	75^th of 493 public middle schools	84.8%	6			62.1	66.2	72.4	67.0			66.1	58.0	41.5	54.9		51.9	51.9	47.4	$18,377
Annie Sullivan Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Lincoln Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 553-0322	322	35	9.2		244 (75.8%)	26 (8.1%)	24 (7.5%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.4%)	76.2	102^nd of 484 public middle schools	78.9%		83.1	80^th of 493 public middle schools	83.8%	22			48.6	45.7	67.3	54.8			60.0	46.9	59.3	56.3		42.5	42.5	54.9	$19,800
Remington Middle	Public	6-8	628 Washington Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 541-2130	358	36	9.8		252 (70.4%)	24 (6.7%)	30 (8.4%)	34 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	14 (3.9%)	73.1	116^th of 484 public middle schools	76.0%		68.7	136^th of 493 public middle schools	72.4%	20			46.7	41.9	53.4	47.5			61.8	49.1	58.0	56.6		53.4	53.4	46.2	$20,988
Bellingham Memorial School	Public	4-7	130 Blackstone Street	Bellingham	02019	Norfolk County	Bellingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 883-2330	586	34	17.1		416 (71.0%)	21 (3.6%)	104 (17.7%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	23 (3.9%)	32.3	312^th of 484 public middle schools	35.5%		33.5	308^th of 493 public middle schools	37.5%	4	32.0	30.2	29.8	14.9		26.4	43.1	31.0	37.2	31.3		35.5	43.3		43.3		$19,319
Medway Middle	Public	5-8	45 Holliston Street	Medway	02053	Norfolk County	Medway	No	No	No	No	(508) 533-3230	677	54	12.5		550 (81.2%)	20 (3.0%)	62 (9.2%)	32 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	83.3	77^th of 484 public middle schools	84.1%		83.5	79^th of 493 public middle schools	84.0%	2		55.4	59.8	46.6	72.3	58.3		57.7	63.5	43.6	70.1	58.5	65.1	61.2	63.3	63.9	$19,044
King Philip Middle School	Public	7-8	18 King Street	Norfolk	02056	Norfolk County	King Philip	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 541-7324	706	50	14.1		580 (82.2%)	33 (4.7%)	41 (5.8%)	20 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	74.6	110^th of 484 public middle schools	77.3%		72.1	121^st of 493 public middle schools	75.5%	11				52.9	55.1	54.0				52.8	47.3	50.1		44.2	44.2	54.5	$21,515
Charles E Roderick	Public	4-6	120 Taunton Street	Wrentham	02093	Norfolk County	Wrentham	No	No	No	No	(508) 384-5435	357	33	10.9		292 (81.8%)	6 (1.7%)	26 (7.3%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)								(n/a)	45.7	57.5	59.1			53.6	40.9	59.3	67.6			55.1	67.3		67.3		$20,185
Millis Middle	Public	6-8	245 Plain Street	Millis	02054	Norfolk County	Millis	No	No	No	No	(508) 376-7014	267	22	12.1		218 (81.6%)	4 (1.5%)	23 (8.6%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.2%)	77	99^th of 484 public middle schools	79.5%		71.1	130^th of 493 public middle schools	73.6%	31			61.7	52.1	60.0	57.6			67.9	36.5	52.9	51.5		49.4	49.4	55.3	$23,744
Stacy Middle	Public	6-8	66 School Street	Milford	01757	Worcester County	Milford	No	No	No	No	(508) 478-1180	989	90	11.0		520 (52.6%)	53 (5.4%)	373 (37.7%)	10 (1.0%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.4%)	24.9	359^th of 484 public middle schools	25.8%		25.7	357^th of 493 public middle schools	27.6%	2			20.9	30.6	29.3	27.0			18.6	23.6	13.3	18.3		22.3	22.3	26.9	$20,190
Robert H. Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	323 Woodland Street	Holliston	01746	Middlesex County	Holliston	No	No	No	No	(508) 429-0657	626	50	12.5		487 (77.8%)	6 (1.0%)	44 (7.0%)	55 (8.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	91	51^st of 484 public middle schools	89.5%		93	34^th of 493 public middle schools	93.1%	17			65.7	60.9	71.3	66.0			70.5	64.8	66.4	67.0		63.2	63.2	65.6	$16,866

Frequently Asked Questions about Horace Mann

How many students attend Horace Mann?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Horace Mann.

What district is Horace Mann in?

Franklin

What high school do graduates of Horace Mann attend?

Students who attend Horace Mann usually go on to attend Franklin High

Is Horace Mann a good school?

Horace Mann ranks 81^st of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Horace Mann?

Students at Horace Mann are 80% White, 9% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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