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Horace Mann Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Horace Mann Elementary School is a PK–6 school at 715 Krebs Ave in Dayton, OH, serving 385 students as part of the Dayton City School District, which ranks 725th of 773 Ohio districts. Horace Mann Elementary School itself ranked 1282nd of 1,560 elementary schools in 2025–26 — the 18th percentile with 1 star — and its ten-year trajectory is one of slow decline, from the low 30s (2 stars) in 2018–2021 to 18 today, with the sharpest single-year drop in 2025–26.

The school's most consistent strength is that it outperforms its own district. In 2025–26 it beat the Dayton City average in all nine tested grade/subject combinations, averaging roughly 37% proficient versus about 27% for the district and 62% for Ohio, and it has done so in 27 of the last 28 comparisons. Fifth-grade science is the standout: 40.0% proficient, nearly double the district's 21.6%. Chronic absenteeism is another real asset — 28.2% in 2025–26, down 5.8 points over four years and 15.6 points better than the district's 43.8%. Location matters here: Smith Elementary School and Harman Elementary School, both about a mile away in Oakwood City, rank at the 97th percentile with 5 stars and post fifth-grade science results of 91.5% and 93.3%. The closest school of all, Montgomery Preparatory Academy at 0.83 miles, sits at the 9th percentile with 77.5% chronic absenteeism.

Results vary by group. Students with disabilities posted the strongest result in the data — 79th percentile with 4 stars — but that figure is from 2020–21 and has not been updated. Low-income students rank in the 19th percentile with 1 star and are declining, and boys (11th percentile) trail girls (24th). Operationally, the school's 16.7:1 student-to-teacher ratio is better than nearby Ruskin Elementary School (19.7) and Cleveland Elementary School (18.3), and its $11,096 per-student spending (2018–19) is close to Ruskin and to Greenmont Elementary School, which produces 65–77% proficiency. Free/reduced-lunch figures are blank for every year.

385

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,807

Per pupil spending ?

68.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

89.5%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 3.5% (any vaccine)

715 Krebs Ave
Dayton, OH 45419-4013

(937) 542-4890

District: Dayton City

Students who attend Horace Mann Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Belmont High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.0%

African American:

34.8%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Dayton City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (37% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg27%

Ohio avg62%

1,282^nd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 15Elementary Schools in the Dayton City

725^th of 773Dayton City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	1282 of 1560	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	1197 of 1558	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1198 of 1577	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1151 of 1596	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1124 of 1588	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	1086 of 1610	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1139 of 1676	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1191 of 1636	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.2	1208 of 1651	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	1262 of 1678	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.2	1437 of 1684	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.6	1161 of 1687	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.2	1297 of 1701	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.3	1191 of 1709	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.3	1241 of 1686	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.6	1186 of 1662	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.7	1246 of 1610	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.8	1262 of 1582	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.0	1127 of 1609	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.2	1056 of 1504	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.8	966 of 1501	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.0	1254 of 1471	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	438 of 631	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	403 of 615	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	255 of 603	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	245 of 610	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	309 of 601	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	219 of 533	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	241 of 605	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	67.1	158 of 765	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	1107 of 1452	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	1068 of 1452	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1121 of 1466	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1128 of 1483	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1124 of 1488	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1112 of 1467	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1068 of 1502	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1122 of 1518	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	1182 of 1467	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	1101 of 1473	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1093 of 1484	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	967 of 1447	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	865 of 1419	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	770 of 1404	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	796 of 1465	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	930 of 1465	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	1312 of 1467	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	1228 of 1466	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1188 of 1485	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1065 of 1498	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1070 of 1518	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	964 of 1499	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1029 of 1535	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1083 of 1536	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	1107 of 1181	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	1067 of 1175	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1094 of 1190	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1071 of 1215	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1035 of 1242	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	964 of 1249	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	994 of 1271	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1065 of 1309	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2021)79th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts40%-22 vs state

Science40%-23 vs state

Mathematics32%-29 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Small Class size. Diverse student body. Friendly helpful teachers. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, October 8, 2010

I like it because the new school for me. Now I have new friends and they nice to me Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	715 Krebs Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4890	385	23	16.7	—	177 (46.0%)	134 (34.8%)	38 (9.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	18.2	1282^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	17.8%		24	1197^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.2%	85	40.0		31.0	34.0	29.4	35.6			45.2	36.2	48.6	31.8			89.5%	3.5%	$15,807
Montgomery Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2745 S Smithville Rd	Dayton	45420	Montgomery County	Montgomery Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 991-2900	237	14	16.9	—	56 (23.6%)	131 (55.3%)	26 (11.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.2%)	9.5	1417^th of 1560 public elementary schools	9.2%		16.5	1302^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	16.4%	115	28.6	33.3	10.0	28.6	14.3	5.3	0.0	11.1	20.0	35.7	57.1	15.0	35.7	50.0	38%	6%	$10,547
Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1701 Shafor Blvd	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 297-5335	494	33	14.9	11.1%	391 (79.1%)	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.5%)	25 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	91.5	46^th of 1560 public elementary schools	97.1%		90.1	57^th of 1558 public elementary schools	96.3%	11	91.5		89.7	92.8	88.5	85.5			97.1	92.8	90.2	91.2					$14,475
Harman Elementary School	Public	1-6	735 Harman Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 297-5338	403	25	16.1	3.7%	331 (82.1%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (4.0%)	18 (4.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.9%)	91	52^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	96.7%		92.3	23^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	98.5%	29	93.3		84.3	93.8	93.5	88.3	100.0		88.6	86.2	95.0	91.7					$16,736
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1102 Pursell Ave	Dayton	45420	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4340	404	22	18.3	—	141 (34.9%)	123 (30.4%)	93 (23.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.6%)	17.7	1289^th of 1560 public elementary schools	17.4%		17.6	1288^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.3%	1	29.3		40.4	30.0	26.8	24.5			46.8	26.0	51.2	42.9			83.6%	1.8%	$15,189
Beavertown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Wilmington Pike	Kettering	45419	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1740	380	21	18.5	55.0%	266 (70.0%)	40 (10.5%)	34 (8.9%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.6%)	73.6	469^th of 1560 public elementary schools	69.9%		74.2	448^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.2%	21	80.9		63.3	83.3	85.1				68.3	72.2	80.9				87.8%	8.2%	$12,934
Greenmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 E Wren Cir	Kettering	45420	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1850	265	16	16.4	73.6%	188 (70.9%)	26 (9.8%)	25 (9.4%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	63	676^th of 1560 public elementary schools	56.7%		68.3	560^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.1%	116	74.3		67.6	65.8	71.4				67.6	65.8	68.6				84.4%	13.3%	$14,531
Orchard Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 E Dorothy Ln	Kettering	45419	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1910	294	23	12.7	49.0%	227 (77.2%)	22 (7.5%)	15 (5.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.5%)	83.6	202^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	87.1%		82.9	225^th of 1558 public elementary schools	85.6%	23	75.6		90.5	91.1	72.7				85.7	87.5	82.2				93.8%	2.1%	$14,112
Julian & Marjorie Lange School Elementary School	Public	K	219 W Dorothy Ln	Dayton	45429	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 299-8730	130	9	14.7	—	110 (84.6%)	3 (2.3%)	5 (3.8%)	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)								(n/a)															87.6%	11.5%	$16,549
Ruskin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	407 Ambrose Ct	Dayton	45410	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5680	553	28	19.7	—	172 (31.1%)	121 (21.9%)	223 (40.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	19.4	1268^th of 1560 public elementary schools	18.7%		15.6	1318^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.4%	50	40.8		51.4	32.1	45.1	7.6			55.6	30.4	42.3	13.6			80%	4%	$13,834

Frequently Asked Questions about Horace Mann Elementary School

How many students attend Horace Mann Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Horace Mann Elementary School.

Is Horace Mann Elementary School a good school?

Horace Mann Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Horace Mann Elementary School in?

Dayton City

What schools do graduates of Horace Mann Elementary School attend?

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

High : Belmont High School

What is the racial makeup of Horace Mann Elementary School?

Students at Horace Mann Elementary School are 46% White, 35% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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