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Horace Mann Laboratory

Public Grades PK, KG-5

753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Horace Mann Laboratory is a small PK–5 elementary school in Salem, MA, serving 293 students as part of the Salem Public Schools district.

In 2025–2026, Horace Mann ranked 753rd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools (16th percentile, 1 star), with proficiency rates of 23.44% in English Language Arts, 19.69% in math, and 19.51% in science — all below both the Salem district and state averages. Math and science lag roughly 21 points behind the state, while ELA is about 17 points behind. The school has improved recently: ELA and math rose from 2022–2024 lows, and its statewide percentile climbed from 7th–10th to 16th, though it remains in the bottom fifth statewide. Grade-level results are uneven. Fourth grade ELA (31.71%) beat the Salem average, but third grade math was just 9.09% proficient, far below district and state, and fifth grade science was similarly weak.

Within Salem, Bates, Carlton, Witchcraft Heights, and Saltonstall School all posted higher results; only Bentley Academy Innovation School ranked lower. Nearby, Thomas Carroll in Peabody is very similar, while South Memorial and the Marblehead schools score 20–45 points higher. Notably, Horace Mann has a favorable student-teacher ratio (11.8) and high per-student spending ($20,221), so resources are not the obvious barrier. Subgroup results show wide gaps: female and white students rank near the 34th–35th percentile, while male and Hispanic students rank in the 7th percentile and low-income students in the 20th.

293

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,351

Per pupil spending ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

79 Willson Street
Salem, MA 01970

(978) 740-1290

District: Salem

Students who attend Horace Mann Laboratory usually attend:

Middle:	Collins Middle
High:	Salem High
	Salem Prep High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.2%

White:

34.1%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2023 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2026) from a 7th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 21 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

753^rd of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Salem

288^th of 351Salem 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	17.5	753 of 899	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	820 of 906	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	827 of 916	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	867 of 928	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	710 of 932	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	741 of 936	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	690 of 942	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	735 of 934	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	727 of 938	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.8	582 of 932	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.7	714 of 914	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.5	785 of 926	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	724 of 928	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.5	722 of 930	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.5	753 of 924	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.5	727 of 920	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.1	600 of 909	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.2	577 of 908	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.9	598 of 911	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.0	683 of 911	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.1	710 of 887	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.1	698 of 882	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	32.1	634 of 884	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	48.5	295 of 672	56.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	36.7	173 of 264	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	116 of 267	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	575 of 869	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.6	756 of 869	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	830 of 886	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	824 of 887	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	689 of 901	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	696 of 898	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	729 of 902	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	695 of 893	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	444 of 475	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	416 of 458	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	319 of 446	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	334 of 420	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	268 of 401	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	318 of 379	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	282 of 398	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	254 of 379	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	591 of 742	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	697 of 736	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	702 of 760	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	709 of 757	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	540 of 772	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	472 of 705	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	464 of 700	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	571 of 685	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	818 of 879	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	807 of 884	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	744 of 891	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	802 of 896	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	698 of 908	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	719 of 904	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	583 of 907	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	695 of 898	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	533 of 709	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.6	359 of 717	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	398 of 731	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	511 of 703	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	642 of 905	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	693 of 894	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	662 of 896	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	720 of 886	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	20.4	734 of 925	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	476 of 734	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.9	646 of 737	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	709 of 753	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	714 of 762	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	524 of 764	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	379 of 765	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	539 of 780	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	599 of 772	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+32 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)34th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile+9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts23%-17 vs state

Mathematics20%-21 vs state

Science20%-21 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 Laboratory	Public	PK, KG-5	79 Willson Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1290	293	25	11.8	66.9%	100 (34.1%)	22 (7.5%)	150 (51.2%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	17.5	753^rd of 899 public elementary schools	16.2%		12.5	820^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.5%	67	20.0	31.7	19.1	23.4	9.1	26.8	23.8	19.7	19.5	19.5	$23,351
Witchcraft Heights	Public	K-5	1 Frederick Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1271	455	33	13.6	41.2%	196 (43.1%)	35 (7.7%)	185 (40.7%)	18 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.7%)	33.1	605^th of 899 public elementary schools	32.7%		35.4	590^th of 906 public elementary schools	34.9%	15	30.9	21.6	33.9	28.5	29.4	33.8	41.8	34.9	37.3	37.3	$24,568
Saltonstall School	Public	K-5	211 Lafayette Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1297	412	31	13.2	41.1%	135 (32.8%)	22 (5.3%)	222 (53.9%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	33.8	597^th of 899 public elementary schools	33.6%		41.4	537^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.7%	60	43.2	33.3	30.8	35.0	43.2	22.9	26.9	29.9	30.8	30.8	$23,905
William A Welch Senior	Public	K-5	50 Swampscott Avenue	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-5775	408	29	13.9	72.5%	148 (36.3%)	18 (4.4%)	222 (54.4%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	16.3	772^nd of 899 public elementary schools	14.1%		15.3	783^rd of 906 public elementary schools	13.6%	11	24.2	15.3	26.4	21.5	15.2	23.3	17.0	18.8	30.2	30.2	$19,289
Thomas Carroll	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Northend Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-4200	645	46	13.9	57.3%	307 (47.6%)	36 (5.6%)	264 (40.9%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	17.5	755^th of 899 public elementary schools	16.0%		19.3	751^st of 906 public elementary schools	17.1%	4	27.3	20.4	24.1	23.7	25.0	18.3	21.5	21.4	21.5	21.5	$16,954
Bates	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Liberty Hill Avenue	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1250	410	33	12.5	61.3%	200 (48.8%)	30 (7.3%)	146 (35.6%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.9%)	39.9	536^th of 899 public elementary schools	40.4%		42.8	526^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.9%	10	36.7	32.8	32.7	34.1	40.7	39.7	34.7	38.6	36.7	36.7	$22,713
Glover	Public	PK, KG-3	9 Maple Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3190	318	24	13.2	6.0%	264 (83.0%)	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)								(n/a)	56.5			56.5	50.6			50.6			$21,154
Carlton	Public	K-5	10 Skerry Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1280	247	24	10.4	69.4%	136 (55.1%)	15 (6.1%)	80 (32.4%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	43.1	509^th of 899 public elementary schools	43.4%		38.9	559^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.3%	50	56.1	32.4	33.3	40.8	34.2	27.0	35.7	32.5	42.9	42.9	$24,681
Bentley Academy Innovation School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Memorial Drive	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1260	286	20	14.3		36 (12.6%)	21 (7.3%)	224 (78.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	11.7	826^th of 899 public elementary schools	8.1%		18.1	760^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.1%	66	10.0	35.3	12.0	17.7	2.5	25.7	4.0	9.6	14.6	14.6	$27,350
Lucretia and Joseph Brown School	Public	PK, KG-3	40 Baldwin Road	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 629-3112	445	35	12.8		368 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)								(n/a)	64.4			64.4	66.3			66.3			$20,347

Frequently Asked Questions about Horace Mann Laboratory

How many students attend Horace Mann Laboratory?

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

Is Horace Mann Laboratory a good school?

Horace Mann Laboratory ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Horace Mann Laboratory?

Students at Horace Mann Laboratory are 51% Hispanic, 34% White, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Horace Mann Laboratory attend?

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

Middle : Collins Middle
High : Salem High
High : Salem Prep High School

What district is Horace Mann Laboratory in?

Salem

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