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Horace Mann

Public Grades K-5

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Horace Mann is a K–5 elementary school serving 254 students in Melrose, Massachusetts, a suburb just north of Boston, and it is part of the Melrose school district. It is one of the highest-ranked elementary schools in the state: in 2025–2026 it placed 12th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools (99th percentile, 5 stars), and it has stayed in the top 10% of the state for the past decade, including 11th in 2023–2024 and 21st in 2024–2025.

Its 2025–2026 MCAS results are ELA 78.29% proficient, Math 81.54%, and Science 84.09%. That leads every nearby school with reported data, including same-district peers Winthrop (75.00 ELA / 76.09 Math / 66.10 Science), Roosevelt (71.36 / 70.53 / 77.03), Herbert Clark Hoover, and Lincoln, as well as out-of-district Greenwood in the neighboring Wakefield district. Horace Mann also outpaces its own district averages by wide margins: about +15.8 points in ELA, +21.4 in Math, and +24.3 in Science — notable because Melrose is already a high-performing district, ranked 29th of 351 statewide. Science improved sharply, from 69.05% in 2024–2025 to 84.09%.

Results are strongest in the upper grades. In 2025–2026, 5th grade ELA was 86.67% and 5th grade Math 88.89%, with 4th grade close behind; 3rd grade ELA (66.67%) is the one measure slightly below the district average and worth watching, though with 254 students small cohorts can swing from year to year. Subgroup rankings suggest broad effectiveness, with male students ranking in the top 1% statewide. Notably, the school's strong outcomes do not appear to come from extra resources: its student-teacher ratio (14.7) is higher than that of Lincoln and Herbert Clark Hoover, and its per-pupil spending is moderate compared with nearby districts.

254

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,565

Per pupil spending ?

5.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

40 Damon Avenue
Melrose, MA 02176

(781) 979-2190

District: Melrose

Students who attend Horace Mann usually attend:

Middle:	Melrose Middle
High:	Melrose High

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

Hispanic:

6.7%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (81% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg61%

Massachusetts avg41%

12^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Melrose

29^th of 351Melrose 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	96.1	12 of 899	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	95.3	21 of 906	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	11 of 916	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	80 of 928	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	41 of 932	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	91 of 936	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	39 of 942	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	57 of 934	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	87.4	83 of 938	91.2%	★★★★★
2016	86.4	94 of 932	89.9%	★★★★★
2015	79.6	167 of 914	81.7%	★★★★☆
2014	68.1	304 of 926	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.9	410 of 928	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.9	460 of 930	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.7	429 of 924	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.9	284 of 920	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.9	253 of 909	72.2%	★★★★☆
2008	67.3	301 of 908	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.4	224 of 911	75.4%	★★★★☆
2006	69.4	275 of 911	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	82.7	141 of 887	84.1%	★★★★☆
2004	83.2	137 of 882	84.5%	★★★★☆
2003	85.6	103 of 884	88.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	99.9	1 of 672	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	33 of 869	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.4	28 of 869	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	19 of 886	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	105 of 887	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	69 of 901	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	105 of 898	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	94.3	8 of 902	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	16 of 893	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	96.6	8 of 879	99.1%	★★★★★
2025	95.4	8 of 884	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	20 of 891	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	88 of 896	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	55 of 908	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	77 of 904	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	100 of 907	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	146 of 898	83.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	99.2	3 of 905	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	70.1	185 of 886	79.1%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	88.7	84 of 925	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	94.2	15 of 734	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	25 of 737	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	12 of 753	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.3	129 of 762	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	61 of 764	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	93 of 765	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	41 of 780	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	83 of 772	89.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)100th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2022)100th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)91st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science84%+43 vs state

Mathematics82%+40 vs state

English Language Arts78%+38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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	K-5	40 Damon Avenue	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2190	254	17	14.7	5.1%	212 (83.5%)	8 (3.1%)	17 (6.7%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	96.1	12^th of 899 public elementary schools	98.7%		95.3	21^st of 906 public elementary schools	97.7%	9	66.7	81.0	86.7				78.3	69.8	85.7	88.9				81.5	84.1		84.1		$14,565
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	16 Franklin Street	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2260	246	18	13.9	12.2%	180 (73.2%)	6 (2.4%)	18 (7.3%)	26 (10.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)								(n/a)																			$18,811
Roosevelt	Public	K-5	253 Vinton Street	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 979-2270	406	27	15.2	11.3%	317 (78.1%)	20 (4.9%)	19 (4.7%)	23 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	92	54^th of 899 public elementary schools	94.0%		88	96^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.4%	42	71.2	62.1	79.7				71.4	69.7	59.7	81.1				70.5	77.0		77.0		$16,813
Winthrop	Public	K-5	162 First Street	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2280	392	25	15.8	5.1%	331 (84.4%)	7 (1.8%)	19 (4.8%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	94.4	27^th of 899 public elementary schools	97.0%		91.6	54^th of 906 public elementary schools	94.0%	27	78.2	77.1	69.5				75.0	70.9	80.0	76.3				76.1	66.1		66.1		$14,229
Greenwood	Public	K-4	1030 Main Street	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	No	(781) 246-6460	227	18	12.4	5.7%	192 (84.6%)	5 (2.2%)	12 (5.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.7%)	88.9	88^th of 899 public elementary schools	90.2%		79.8	185^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.6%	97	75.6	55.6					65.6	77.8	62.2					70.0					$19,205
Herbert Clark Hoover	Public	K-5	37 Glendower Road	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 979-2180	260	19	13.7	16.5%	183 (70.4%)	17 (6.5%)	26 (10.0%)	23 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	84.9	125^th of 899 public elementary schools	86.1%		81.2	167^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.6%	42	56.4	58.7	60.9				58.8	51.3	67.4	73.3				64.6	73.3		73.3		$15,424
Lincoln	Public	K-5	80 West Wyoming Avenue	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 979-2250	404	31	13.0	26.2%	241 (59.7%)	26 (6.4%)	36 (8.9%)	63 (15.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	82.6	147^th of 899 public elementary schools	83.6%		80.2	181^st of 906 public elementary schools	80.0%	34	64.4	52.3	71.8				63.1	62.7	61.5	57.8				60.5	56.3		56.3		$16,059
Colonial Park	Public	K-4	30 Avalon Road	Stoneham	02180	Middlesex County	Stoneham	No	No	No	No	(781) 279-3890	229	19	12.0	14.8%	184 (80.3%)	5 (2.2%)	17 (7.4%)	13 (5.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	71	255^th of 899 public elementary schools	71.6%		66.5	316^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.1%	61	51.3	54.4					52.9	53.9	52.2					52.9					$22,326
Forestdale	Public	K-8	74 Sylvan Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-7326	539	52	10.4	50.5%	204 (37.8%)	84 (15.6%)	141 (26.2%)	65 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.2%)	57.1	379^th of 899 public elementary schools	57.8%		46	497^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.1%	118	55.6	44.4	41.5	45.1	38.5	31.5	42.4	57.8	38.9	38.5	33.3	31.4	26.4	37.3	50.0	32.1	41.9	31.5	$22,794
Woodville School	Public	PK, KG-4	30 Farm Street	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 246-6469	456	38	12.1	21.1%	347 (76.1%)	15 (3.3%)	46 (10.1%)	23 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.8%)	74.9	228^th of 899 public elementary schools	74.6%		80.6	174^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.8%	54	67.2	46.3					55.7	64.2	50.0					56.4					$18,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Horace Mann

How many students attend Horace Mann?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Horace Mann.

What is the racial makeup of Horace Mann?

Students at Horace Mann are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Horace Mann attend?

Students who attend Horace Mann usually go on to attend:

Middle : Melrose Middle
High : Melrose High

What district is Horace Mann in?

Melrose

Is Horace Mann a good school?

Yes! Horace Mann is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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