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Horace Mann Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

919^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Horace Mann Elementary is a public elementary school located in West Allis, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 370. The school is part of the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 395 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horace Mann Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in the Forward Exam (Wisconsin's standardized test) are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.97% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.66% for the district and 52.14% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 12.5% of 5th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 37.91% for the district and 52.58% for the state. Horace Mann Elementary has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 24.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The nearby schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, such as Franklin Elementary, Wilson Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state average, but generally outperform Horace Mann Elementary in academic measures. However, Fairview Elementary, a Milwaukee Public School located about 1.5 miles away, outperforms Horace Mann Elementary and the other nearby schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee district, despite serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

384

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,583

Per pupil spending ?

72.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6213 W Lapham St
West Allis, WI 53214-5096

(414) 604-3910

District: West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Horace Mann Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Milwaukee Intermediate
High:	Central High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.2%

White:

32.6%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (27% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg37%

Wisconsin avg54%

919^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

395^th of 426West Allis-West Milwaukee School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	919 of 1044	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	947 of 1061	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	914 of 1067	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	960 of 1067	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	926 of 1050	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	813 of 1037	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	870 of 1025	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.7	905 of 1071	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	889 of 1075	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.5	749 of 1076	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.3	876 of 1061	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.7	896 of 1053	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.4	787 of 1045	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.9	633 of 1046	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	18.9	936 of 1045	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.2	887 of 1030	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.9	873 of 1021	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.9	595 of 689	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.2	610 of 712	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.7	454 of 632	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.6	456 of 633	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	21.4	132 of 138	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	78 of 133	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	59 of 141	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	57 of 161	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	78 of 165	52.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	168 of 255	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.9	269 of 269	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	155 of 249	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	229 of 248	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	201 of 222	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	97 of 275	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	122 of 287	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	897 of 1001	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	910 of 1011	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	900 of 1010	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	921 of 1017	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	854 of 1004	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	697 of 1002	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.3	864 of 997	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	289 of 322	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	288 of 331	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	185 of 290	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	224 of 296	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	204 of 274	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	142 of 266	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	161 of 271	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	803 of 870	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	807 of 866	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	757 of 871	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	802 of 859	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	765 of 847	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	635 of 874	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	749 of 854	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	852 of 1000	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	887 of 1012	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	832 of 1011	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	894 of 1017	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	882 of 1003	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	849 of 1002	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	814 of 997	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	22.6	72 of 85	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	621 of 802	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	632 of 790	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	551 of 770	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	473 of 748	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	576 of 746	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	511 of 742	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	565 of 721	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	677 of 718	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	695 of 727	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	677 of 715	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	693 of 704	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	633 of 699	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	484 of 718	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.0	648 of 686	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2023)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies47%-17 vs state

Science27%-24 vs state

English Language Arts26%-25 vs state

Mathematics22%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6213 W Lapham St	West Allis	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3910	384	29	13.4	72.1%	125 (32.6%)	48 (12.5%)	162 (42.2%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.2%)	13.6	919^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.0%		10.5	947^th of 1061 public elementary schools	10.7%	28	21.0	30.6	29.2				27.0	26.5	12.5				46.9		27.1		$13,583	$1,167	$12,414
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7229 W Becher St	West Allis	53219	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4110	393	31	12.5	64.6%	127 (32.3%)	40 (10.2%)	157 (39.9%)	21 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.7%)	19.1	880^th of 1044 public elementary schools	15.7%		21.4	876^th of 1061 public elementary schools	17.4%	4	24.1	28.6	43.3				16.7	16.1	37.3				44.6		32.1		$12,826	$892	$11,933
Burbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6035 W Adler St	Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8400	552	33	16.7	83.9%	51 (9.2%)	226 (40.9%)	120 (21.7%)	104 (18.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.5%)	2.4	1018^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.5%		3.8	1007^th of 1061 public elementary schools	5.1%	11	3.9	7.7	7.3	13.4	26.3	24.1	11.5	5.8	5.5	9.0	14.0	7.0	9.6	32.8	5.8	20.7	$15,293	$2,296	$12,998
Pershing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 S 47th St	West Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4610	250	18	13.9	74.8%	62 (24.8%)	47 (18.8%)	115 (46.0%)	8 (3.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	23.1	851^st of 1044 public elementary schools	18.5%		12.9	933^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	12.1%	82	32.3	26.2	50.0				38.7	28.6	44.1				40.5		26.2		$14,994	$1,288	$13,705
Milwaukee Spanish Immersion	Public	PK, KG-5	2765 S 55th St	Milwaukee	53219	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7600	605	34	17.8	82.6%	47 (7.8%)	136 (22.5%)	384 (63.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	14.9	909^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.9%		18.3	898^th of 1061 public elementary schools	15.4%	11	31.3	20.3	28.6				32.5	25.4	19.6				45.8		27.1		$13,538	$2,505	$11,033
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2060 S 86th St	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3710	244	18	13.4	67.2%	121 (49.6%)	19 (7.8%)	61 (25.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (15.2%)	17.5	891^st of 1044 public elementary schools	14.7%		29.4	819^th of 1061 public elementary schools	22.8%	72	34.3	24.4	39.3				24.3	24.4	42.9				43.9		19.5		$13,426	$1,045	$12,380
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6500 W Kinnickinnic River Pkwy	Milwaukee	53219	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 546-7700	603	35	17.3	72.6%	186 (30.8%)	77 (12.8%)	277 (45.9%)	20 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.6%)	26.5	831^st of 1044 public elementary schools	20.4%		27.3	835^th of 1061 public elementary schools	21.3%	4	45.3	32.8	41.2	39.3	58.2	61.9	54.7	31.2	27.5	26.2	45.5	41.3	45.9	69.4	34.4	38.7	$14,589	$2,201	$12,388
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8710 W Orchard St	West Allis	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4810	365	28	13.2	65.8%	155 (42.5%)	44 (12.1%)	123 (33.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.9%)	22.8	854^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.2%		15.8	917^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.6%	63	40.0	32.7	38.8				36.0	27.3	30.6				49.1		30.9		$11,921	$955	$10,965
Greenfield Bilingual	Public	PK, KG-8	1711 S 35th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8200	556	35	15.7	85.6%	11 (2.0%)	27 (4.9%)	510 (91.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	7.2	956^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.4%		8.5	961^st of 1061 public elementary schools	9.4%	5	15.4	15.1	29.3	25.9	27.9	35.2	21.8	12.3	11.7	15.0	15.9	16.4	31.6	30.9	12.3	20.4	$14,073	$2,197	$11,877
Woodlands School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5510 W Bluemound Rd	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Woodlands School Inc	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(414) 475-1600	313	18	17.3	18.5%	77 (24.6%)	126 (40.3%)	69 (22.0%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.5%)	42.6	688^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.1%		42.5	702^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	33.8%	14	50.0	54.8	56.7	51.9	48.7	58.8	43.3	38.7	26.7	33.3	37.8	35.3	61.3	70.6	51.6	39.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Horace Mann Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Horace Mann Elementary?

Students at Horace Mann Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 33% White, 13% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Horace Mann Elementary attend?

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

Middle : West Milwaukee Intermediate
High : Central High

Is Horace Mann Elementary a good school?

Horace Mann Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Horace Mann Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Horace Mann Elementary.

What district is Horace Mann Elementary in?

West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

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