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Horace Mann Elementary School

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Horace Mann Elementary School ranks 1007 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 1-8

1007^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Horace Mann Elementary School is a public school located in North Bergen, New Jersey, serving grades 1-8 with a total enrollment of 968 students. The school is part of the North Bergen School District, which is ranked 510 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horace Mann Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the North Bergen School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts ranged from 20.5% in 3rd grade to 57.4% in 8th grade, while the state averages ranged from 44.9% to 57.1%. Similarly, in NJSLA/Mathematics, Horace Mann's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state, ranging from 8.6% in 8th grade to 34.7% in 4th grade. Additionally, Horace Mann Elementary School has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.4% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Horace Mann Elementary School to other nearby schools in the North Bergen School District, it becomes evident that Horace Mann is one of the lower-performing schools. For example, Robert Fulton Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School consistently outperform Horace Mann in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. Additionally, Horace Mann Elementary School's spending per student, at $4,973 in the 2018-2019 school year, is lower than the state average, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges.

978

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,973

Per pupil spending ?

72.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1215 83rd Street
North Bergen, NJ 07047-4215

(201) 295-2880

District: North Bergen School District

Students who attend Horace Mann Elementary School usually attend:

High:

North Bergen High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.7%

White:

6.4%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 18 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,007^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

494^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the North Bergen School District

510^th of 609North Bergen School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1007 of 1347	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	993 of 1338	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1022 of 1342	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	973 of 1345	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	997 of 1317	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	915 of 1360	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	837 of 1353	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.9	784 of 1352	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.1	815 of 1346	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.8	822 of 1357	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.5	961 of 1363	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.0	982 of 1367	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.1	928 of 1363	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.8	963 of 1360	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.3	909 of 1354	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.2	895 of 1346	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.1	728 of 1338	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.0	828 of 1329	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.9	768 of 1314	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.1	998 of 1303	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	52.1	789 of 1298	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	58.8	615 of 1204	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	256 of 597	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	170 of 559	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	294 of 499	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	219 of 489	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	178 of 411	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	263 of 463	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	239 of 434	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	997 of 1326	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	968 of 1317	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1004 of 1318	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	951 of 1326	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	877 of 1290	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	908 of 1331	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	874 of 1333	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	608 of 1032	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	565 of 989	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	544 of 982	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	453 of 953	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	448 of 896	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	335 of 899	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	240 of 870	72.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	548 of 1023	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	432 of 939	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	458 of 910	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	339 of 863	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	530 of 839	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	312 of 948	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	232 of 942	75.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	909 of 1318	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	920 of 1313	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	958 of 1315	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	922 of 1324	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1032 of 1297	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	842 of 1335	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	745 of 1334	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	699 of 1023	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	706 of 989	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	664 of 958	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	554 of 949	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	669 of 868	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	755 of 1007	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	586 of 1001	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	733 of 970	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.1	374 of 963	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.1	858 of 975	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	845 of 976	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	934 of 964	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	750 of 1023	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	904 of 1022	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	494 of 752	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	527 of 743	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	462 of 748	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	382 of 745	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	381 of 652	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	316 of 745	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	307 of 716	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.7	294 of 712	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.1	275 of 713	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.6	263 of 713	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.2	404 of 717	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.9	389 of 704	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.9	428 of 677	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.2	381 of 684	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.1	397 of 677	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.5	283 of 664	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.4	277 of 640	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.9	435 of 631	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.3	344 of 615	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.9	374 of 599	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	63.6	286 of 588	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	80.0	119 of 574	79.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	152 of 343	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	178 of 320	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	117 of 288	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	79 of 270	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	50.0	59 of 197	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	67 of 227	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.9	71 of 202	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	509 of 728	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	490 of 717	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	466 of 720	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	380 of 726	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	358 of 625	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	319 of 703	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	307 of 680	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	318 of 608	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	352 of 589	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	258 of 587	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	181 of 591	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	166 of 480	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.9	82 of 524	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	87 of 504	82.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	293 of 613	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	359 of 584	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	224 of 568	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	79 of 549	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	53.5	158 of 467	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	53 of 541	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	71.5	86 of 522	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	440 of 726	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	510 of 719	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	407 of 718	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	347 of 730	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	361 of 635	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	305 of 697	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	301 of 675	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	337 of 507	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	475 of 510	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	351 of 505	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	270 of 535	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.3	354 of 401	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	231 of 492	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	165 of 471	65.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	313 of 502	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.4	188 of 510	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.4	409 of 509	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	287 of 512	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.1	395 of 435	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	425 of 504	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	338 of 497	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

White (2025)24th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I60%+14 vs state

English Language Arts43%-10 vs state

Mathematics25%-16 vs state

Science7%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Horace Mann Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	1-8	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	978	70	14.0	72.1%	63 (6.4%)	5 (0.5%)	907 (92.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26.3	1007^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.2%		26.2	993^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.8%	14	9.7	4.4	20.5	41.7	46.8	46.3	42.5	57.4	29.1	34.7	27.5	26.8	25.5	8.6	60.0	60.0	$4,973		$4,973
Polk Street School	Public	K-8	7111 Polk Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2920	213	18	11.8	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.7	1338^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.7%		7.4	1277^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.6%	61	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	18.2	12.5	0.0	0.0	3.8	6.9
Robert Fulton Elementary School	Public	1-8	7407 Hudson Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2900	938	71	13.1	66.7%	70 (7.5%)	5 (0.5%)	841 (89.7%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	29.9	960^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.7%		43.2	754^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.6%	206	18.0	11.7	34.3	37.1	45.7	47.6	51.9	55.1	38.2	20.1	38.1	27.3	35.2	17.6	76.0	76.0	$4,189		$4,189
Lincoln School Annex	Public	PK-K	130 Hamilton Avenue	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0564	232	19	12.2	81.9%	25 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	204 (87.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$8,903	$886	$8,017
Anna L. Klein	Public	PK, KG-8	301 69th St	Guttenberg	07093	Hudson County	Guttenberg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 861-3100	977	95	10.3	82.8%	60 (6.1%)	5 (0.5%)	886 (90.7%)	18 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	28.6	977^th of 1347 public elementary schools	27.5%		17.2	1112^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.9%	135	15.2	9.7	33.7	39.8	32.8	54.8	59.4	62.7	41.0	30.6	33.4	21.7	28.3	20.2	88.0	88.0	$11,321	$1,432	$9,889
School #5	Public	PK, KG-4	214 Day Ave	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2350	305	30	10.3		77 (25.2%)	4 (1.3%)	211 (69.2%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.4	429^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.2%		70.1	419^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.7%	10			52.5	72.7					55.0	63.6							$16,248	$1,060	$15,188
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1206 63rd St	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2850	1,193	103	11.6	72.8%	106 (8.9%)	12 (1.0%)	1,049 (87.9%)	18 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	33.4	903^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	33.0%		31.8	916^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.5%	13	9.7	5.3	39.7	40.6	45.2	46.3	61.7	48.8	36.2	44.3	35.3	30.4	34.7	19.7	70.0	70.0	$7,656		$7,656
Albio Sires Elementary School	Public	K-6	6300 Palisade Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4070	518	46	11.2	88.2%	16 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	484 (93.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	36.5	864^th of 1347 public elementary schools	35.9%		32.2	913^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.8%	49	23.1		25.0	49.4	48.3	39.0			35.4	45.4	41.8	33.4					$11,238	$646	$10,592
Public School Number One	Public	K-6	6129 Madison St	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4025	758	58	12.9	92.1%	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	737 (97.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31.1	940^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.2%		26.7	983^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	26.5%	43	22.0		24.3	47.1	44.5	42.4			41.7	39.3	31.2	21.3					$9,104	$608	$8,496
Number Three School	Public	PK, KG-4	403 Cliff Street	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0563	668	43	15.5	79.8%	51 (7.6%)	4 (0.6%)	613 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.4	1222^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	9.3%		9.5	1244^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.0%	22			17.0	28.0					25.5	22.5							$8,298	$643	$7,655

Frequently Asked Questions about Horace Mann Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Horace Mann Elementary School?

Students at Horace Mann Elementary School are 93% Hispanic, 6% White.

Is Horace Mann Elementary School a good school?

Horace Mann Elementary School ranks 1007^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Horace Mann Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 978 students attended Horace Mann Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Horace Mann Elementary School attend?

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

High : North Bergen High School

What district is Horace Mann Elementary School in?

North Bergen School District

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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