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Horace Mann

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Horace Mann ranks 178 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Horace Mann is a K–5 elementary school in Newton, Massachusetts, serving 351 students as part of Newton Public Schools, a highly ranked district that places 30th of 351 in Massachusetts. In 2025–2026, Horace Mann ranked 178th of 899 elementary schools statewide — the 80th percentile with 4 stars — a solidly above-average result and the school's best statewide standing since 2020–2021. It has improved from 232nd in 2023–2024 and 203rd in 2024–2025.

Horace Mann's MCAS Next Generation proficiency rates are well above the Massachusetts average: 55.93% in English language arts, 59.09% in math, and 60.00% in science, roughly 16–19 points ahead of the state in each subject. They sit below the Newton district average in all three subjects, by about 7–10 points. Among nearby Newton schools, C C Burr, Peirce, Underwood, Lincoln-Eliot, and Cabot currently rank higher, while Franklin ranks lower. Grade 3 math is a clear strength at 69.23%, above the district's 66.67%, but grade 4 math (57.63%) and grade 5 math (52.31%) trail Newton by double digits.

Science slipped from 68.57% in 2024–2025 to 60.00% in 2025–2026, though it remains far above the state. School effectiveness rankings are strongest for special education students, at the 86th percentile, and for low-income students, who have climbed to the 79th percentile from 37th in 2021–2022. Horace Mann spends $20,418 per student, less than most nearby Newton schools and all nearby Watertown and Waltham comparison schools, and its student-teacher ratio improved to 10.5 in 2024–2025.

351

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,213

Per pupil spending ?

17.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

191 Pearl Street
Newton, MA 02458

(617) 559-9510

District: Newton

Students who attend Horace Mann usually attend:

Middle:	F A Day Middle
High:	Newton North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Asian:

18.2%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 64th percentile in 2017 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 80th (2026) from a 64th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Newton's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg67%

Massachusetts avg41%

178^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Newton

30^th of 351Newton 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
2026	79.3	178 of 899	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	203 of 906	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	232 of 916	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	242 of 928	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	208 of 932	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	108 of 936	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	143 of 942	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	243 of 934	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	64.4	336 of 938	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	82.2	141 of 932	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	71.2	269 of 914	70.6%	★★★★☆
2014	84.0	111 of 926	88.0%	★★★★☆
2013	88.7	61 of 928	93.4%	★★★★★
2012	89.8	50 of 930	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	89.2	51 of 924	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	84.1	126 of 920	86.3%	★★★★☆
2009	82.7	132 of 909	85.5%	★★★★☆
2008	85.4	92 of 908	89.9%	★★★★☆
2007	87.4	67 of 911	92.6%	★★★★★
2006	73.8	234 of 911	74.3%	★★★★☆
2005	70.6	276 of 887	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.3	267 of 882	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	79.1	189 of 884	78.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	60 of 149	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.9	49 of 142	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.4	29 of 152	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	75 of 143	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.8	61 of 141	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	53 of 155	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	85 of 154	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	58.7	216 of 672	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	134 of 656	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	233 of 869	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	181 of 869	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	201 of 886	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	184 of 887	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	222 of 901	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	168 of 898	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	255 of 902	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	301 of 893	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	154 of 742	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	286 of 757	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	487 of 772	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	91.8	16 of 700	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	134 of 879	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	216 of 884	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	245 of 891	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	302 of 896	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.2	200 of 908	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.6	69 of 904	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	82 of 907	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.1	193 of 898	78.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	13 of 48	72.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	96 of 709	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.4	157 of 717	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	44 of 731	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	58.7	234 of 703	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	366 of 905	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.1	149 of 894	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	121 of 896	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	150 of 886	83.1%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	86.6	112 of 925	87.9%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	87.1	56 of 399	86.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	155 of 734	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	66.6	232 of 737	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	294 of 753	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	264 of 762	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	246 of 764	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.8	88 of 765	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	162 of 780	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	257 of 772	66.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Tested In Person (2021)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)86th percentile+6 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)86th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile~ school

White (2026)79th percentile~ school

Female (2026)73rd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)60th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science60%+19 vs state

Mathematics59%+18 vs state

English Language Arts56%+16 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)		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 (2015)	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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Horace Mann	Public	K-5	191 Pearl Street	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9510	351	33	10.5	17.3%	187 (53.3%)	18 (5.1%)	39 (11.1%)	64 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.0%)	79.3	178^th of 899 public elementary schools	80.2%		78.1	203^rd of 906 public elementary schools	77.6%	25	58.5	50.9	58.5	55.9	69.2	57.6	52.3	59.1	60.0	60.0	$23,213
Lincoln-Eliot	Public	K-5	150 Jackson Street	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9540	336	36	9.3	31.2%	129 (38.4%)	24 (7.1%)	71 (21.1%)	74 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	79.7	172^nd of 899 public elementary schools	80.9%		70.8	274^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.8%	102	60.3	42.6	55.2	53.3	64.1	59.3	65.7	63.2	61.2	61.2	$26,479
Cabot	Public	K-5	229 Cabot Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9400	414	38	11.0	8.9%	200 (48.3%)	18 (4.3%)	63 (15.2%)	76 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.5%)	79.5	173^rd of 899 public elementary schools	80.8%		75.9	225^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.2%	52	60.3	64.2	50.6	57.4	51.5	73.1	61.9	61.3	56.0	56.0	$25,166
Franklin	Public	K-5	125 Derby Street	West Newton	02465	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9500	320	32	9.8	12.6%	190 (59.4%)	12 (3.8%)	41 (12.8%)	48 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	71	256^th of 899 public elementary schools	71.5%		74.9	230^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.6%	26	42.5	51.9	61.6	53.9	42.5	50.0	50.0	48.2	62.2	62.2	$24,300
Henry Whittemore Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Parmenter Road	Waltham	02453	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5785	372	41	9.0	73.3%	40 (10.8%)	18 (4.8%)	287 (77.2%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	25.6	670^th of 899 public elementary schools	25.5%		27.2	658^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.4%	12	14.6	21.2	32.7	22.4	25.5	42.3	30.6	32.7	24.5	24.5	$25,757
Cunniff	Public	PK, KG-5	246 Warren Street	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7726	320	40	8.0	23.6%	181 (56.6%)	8 (2.5%)	76 (23.8%)	21 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.3%)	63.7	324^th of 899 public elementary schools	64.0%		65.2	327^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.9%	3	43.9	32.0	52.1	42.5	43.9	56.0	54.2	51.8	60.4	60.4	$28,636
Underwood	Public	K-5	101 Vernon Street	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9660	253	23	11.1	13.2%	113 (44.7%)	15 (5.9%)	41 (16.2%)	54 (21.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.1%)	83.6	140^th of 899 public elementary schools	84.4%		84.5	131^st of 906 public elementary schools	85.5%	9	59.0	63.2	59.1	60.3	64.1	65.8	52.3	60.3	65.9	65.9	$24,362
James Fitzgerald Elementary School	Public	K-5	138 Beal Road	Waltham	02453	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	No	(781) 314-5685	350	35	9.9	32.3%	177 (50.6%)	11 (3.1%)	121 (34.6%)	20 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	65.5	307^th of 899 public elementary schools	65.9%		53.7	417^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.0%	110	46.7	43.8	49.1	46.4	50.0	59.4	52.7	54.2	45.5	45.5	$25,923
Peirce	Public	K-5	170 Temple Street	West Newton	02465	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9630	249	21	11.7	6.5%	140 (56.2%)	10 (4.0%)	31 (12.4%)	44 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	84.6	130^th of 899 public elementary schools	85.5%		89.3	79^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.3%	51	57.9	58.3	64.9	60.4	65.8	66.7	54.1	62.2	67.6	67.6	$27,945
James Russell Lowell	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Lowell Ave.	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7770	422	43	9.7	26.7%	230 (54.5%)	11 (2.6%)	92 (21.8%)	54 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.3%)	71.5	251^st of 899 public elementary schools	72.1%		78.1	201^st of 906 public elementary schools	77.8%	50	47.8	40.6	58.0	47.9	45.7	62.3	56.9	56.0	64.7	64.7	$28,031

Frequently Asked Questions about Horace Mann

Is Horace Mann a good school?

Horace Mann ranks 178^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Horace Mann attend?

Students who attend Horace Mann usually go on to attend:

Middle : F A Day Middle
High : Newton North High

What district is Horace Mann in?

Newton

What is the racial makeup of Horace Mann?

Students at Horace Mann are 53% White, 18% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 5% African American.

How many students attend Horace Mann?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Horace Mann.

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