Horace Mann Elementary

Summary:

Horace Mann Elementary is a public elementary school in West Allis, Wisconsin, serving 398 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 400 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horace Mann Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects are significantly lower than district and state averages, with only 23.08% of 3rd graders, 18.37% of 4th graders, and 29.41% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.3% to 42.3% in recent years. While per-student spending has increased, the student-teacher ratio remains relatively high, which may be a factor in the school's challenges.

Nearby schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, such as Franklin Elementary and Wilson Elementary, generally perform better academically than Horace Mann Elementary, but still struggle compared to state averages. Schools outside the district, such as Fairview Elementary and Woodlands School, demonstrate higher academic achievement, suggesting the importance of district-level factors in student performance. Addressing the equity and opportunity gaps at Horace Mann Elementary will require a comprehensive approach to improve student outcomes and provide equitable educational opportunities for all learners.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6213 W Lapham St
       West Allis, WI  53214-5096


(414) 604-3910

District: West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
947th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,583 Help


Students who attend Horace Mann Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    West Milwaukee Intermediate
High:    Central High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.8 Help
Number of students:  398

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
43.2%
White:
29.4%
African American:
12.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.4% Help


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Compare Details Horace Mann Elementary ranks worse than 89.3% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks last among 9 ranked elementary schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.47. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Horace Mann Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (43.2%), White (29.4%), African American (12.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Horace Mann Elementary is 11.8, which is the lowest among 9 elementary schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Horace Mann Elementary is $13,583, which is the 3rd highest among 9 elementary schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Horace Mann Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Horace Mann Elementary 947th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Horace Mann Elementary in the ranking list.)

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West Allis-West Milwaukee School District:

SchoolDigger ranks West Allis-West Milwaukee School District 400th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Horace Mann Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Horace Mann Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 39.65 456th 633 28.0%
2005 39.73 454th 632 28.2%
2006 20.19 610th 712 14.3%
2007 20.95 595th 689 13.6%
2008 25.91 873rd 1021 14.5%
2009 26.16 887th 1030 13.9%
2010 18.94 936th 1045 10.4%
2011 51.95 633rd 1046 39.5%
2012 42.41 787th 1045 24.7%
2013 23.69 896th 1053 14.9%
2014 28.34 876th 1061 17.4%
2015 41.48 749th 1076 30.4%
2016 22.77 889th 1075 17.3%
2017 19.67 905th 1071 15.5%
2018 19.09 870th 1025 15.1%
2019 28.50 813th 1037 21.6%
2021 13.05 926th 1050 11.8%
2022 10.80 960th 1067 10.0%
2023 15.77 914th 1067 14.3%
2024 10.47 947th 1061 10.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Horace Mann Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.56 72nd 85 15.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Horace Mann Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.74 122nd 287 57.5%
2019 55.10 97th 275 64.7%
2021 25.86 201st 222 9.5%
2022 22.24 229th 248 7.7%
2023 37.64 155th 249 37.8%
2024 10.88 269th 269 0.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Horace Mann Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.21 565th 721 21.6%
2019 33.03 511th 742 31.1%
2021 26.87 576th 746 22.8%
2022 37.15 473rd 748 36.8%
2023 30.45 551st 770 28.4%
2024 25.18 632nd 790 20.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Horace Mann Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.75 749th 854 12.3%
2019 34.48 635th 874 27.3%
2021 17.76 765th 847 9.7%
2022 13.96 802nd 859 6.6%
2023 22.22 757th 871 13.1%
2024 12.34 807th 866 6.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Horace Mann Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.31 864th 997 13.3%
2019 38.15 697th 1002 30.4%
2021 18.96 854th 1004 14.9%
2022 10.05 921st 1017 9.4%
2023 11.06 900th 1010 10.9%
2024 9.01 910th 1011 10.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Horace Mann Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.09 814th 997 18.4%
2019 20.48 849th 1002 15.3%
2021 13.46 882nd 1003 12.1%
2022 14.86 894th 1017 12.1%
2023 23.30 832nd 1011 17.7%
2024 14.13 887th 1012 12.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Horace Mann Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.92 78th 165 52.7%
2019 53.75 57th 161 64.6%
2021 46.59 59th 141 58.2%
2022 36.71 78th 133 41.4%
2023 21.38 132nd 138 4.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Horace Mann Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.98 161st 271 40.6%
2019 43.53 142nd 266 46.6%
2021 29.07 204th 274 25.5%
2022 27.82 224th 296 24.3%
2023 36.33 185th 290 36.2%
2024 20.90 288th 331 13.0%
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Rank History for White students at Horace Mann Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.00 648th 686 5.5%
2019 39.20 484th 718 32.6%
2021 15.72 633rd 699 9.4%
2022 5.08 693rd 704 1.6%
2023 11.83 677th 715 5.3%
2024 8.62 695th 727 4.4%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Horace Mann Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 169 1 4 3 3 n/a n/a 0 180
1990 173 16 5 5 7 n/a n/a 0 206
1991 174 7 4 4 9 n/a n/a 0 198
1992 181 4 3 9 4 n/a n/a 0 201
1993 183 7 2 9 3 n/a n/a 0 204
1994 182 13 0 6 1 n/a n/a 0 202
1995 178 10 2 8 4 n/a n/a 0 202
1996 178 10 2 8 4 n/a n/a 0 202
1997 167 10 4 9 2 n/a n/a 0 192
1998 366 19 12 26 11 n/a n/a 0 434
1999 334 28 12 33 14 n/a n/a 0 421
2000 327 40 13 44 14 n/a n/a 0 438
2001 301 34 13 56 11 n/a n/a 0 415
2002 296 36 11 72 14 n/a n/a 0 429
2003 296 36 11 72 14 n/a n/a 0 429
2004 282 51 11 73 12 n/a n/a 0 429
2005 273 40 11 76 7 n/a n/a 0 407
2006 270 39 8 76 5 n/a n/a 0 398
2007 236 43 9 92 9 n/a n/a 0 389
2008 255 38 7 109 7 n/a n/a 0 416
2009 200 43 13 113 7 n/a n/a 0 376
2010 209 56 15 124 13 n/a n/a 0 417
2011 201 56 12 144 6 1 17 0 437
2012 224 67 12 145 7 2 26 0 483
2013 207 59 12 158 7 0 37 0 480
2014 211 76 13 187 8 2 54 0 551
2015 197 78 10 188 5 2 60 0 540
2016 168 74 11 183 3 2 64 0 505
2017 145 78 13 188 4 1 65 0 494
2018 157 80 9 172 3 1 66 0 488
2019 152 70 11 191 2 0 54 0 480
2020 142 53 10 185 3 0 60 0 453
2021 125 37 7 168 3 1 60 0 401
2022 118 35 13 167 3 0 54 0 390
2023 117 48 11 172 4 0 46 0 398

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Horace Mann Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 180 9.4 19.1 0
1990 206 8.8 23.4 0
1991 198 9.0 22.0 0
1992 201 9.7 20.7 n/a
1993 204 11.2 18.2 9.8
1994 202 11.1 18.2 12.4
1995 202 11.2 18.0 11.9
1996 202 11.2 18.0 11.9
1997 192 11.6 16.6 14.1
1998 434 25.1 17.3 12.9
1999 421 26.9 15.7 19.2
2000 438 30.2 14.5 19.9
2001 415 33.9 12.2 21.7
2002 429 33.8 12.7 59.2
2003 429 33.8 12.7 59.2
2004 429 34.9 12.3 64.3
2005 407 37.2 10.9 n/a
2006 398 35.2 11.3 n/a
2007 389 34.2 11.4 68.9
2008 416 37.9 11.0 69.5
2009 376 36.4 10.3 72.6
2010 417 36.9 11.3 74.8
2011 437 33.5 13.0 79.2
2012 483 37.7 12.7 65.2
2013 480 39.7 12.0 75.4
2014 551 39.0 14.1 77.3
2015 540 n/a n/a 78
2016 505 45.0 11.2 79.8
2017 494 36.7 13.4 79.8
2018 488 38.4 12.6 76
2019 480 37.4 12.8 80.4
2020 453 35.3 12.8 86.3
2021 401 36.3 11.0 85
2022 390 37.8 10.3 81
2023 398 33.4 11.8 82.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Horace Mann Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 180 9.4 19.1 0
1990 206 8.8 23.4 0
1991 198 9.0 22.0 0
1992 201 9.7 20.7 n/a
1993 204 11.2 18.2 9.8
1994 202 11.1 18.2 12.4
1995 202 11.2 18.0 11.9
1996 202 11.2 18.0 11.9
1997 192 11.6 16.6 14.1
1998 434 25.1 17.3 12.9
1999 421 26.9 15.7 19.2
2000 438 30.2 14.5 19.9
2001 415 33.9 12.2 21.7
2002 429 33.8 12.7 59.2
2003 429 33.8 12.7 59.2
2004 429 34.9 12.3 64.3
2005 407 37.2 10.9 n/a
2006 398 35.2 11.3 n/a
2007 389 34.2 11.4 68.9
2008 416 37.9 11.0 69.5
2009 376 36.4 10.3 72.6
2010 417 36.9 11.3 74.8
2011 437 33.5 13.0 79.2
2012 483 37.7 12.7 65.2
2013 480 39.7 12.0 75.4
2014 551 39.0 14.1 77.3
2015 540 n/a n/a 78
2016 505 45.0 11.2 79.8
2017 494 36.7 13.4 79.8
2018 488 38.4 12.6 76
2019 480 37.4 12.8 80.4
2020 453 35.3 12.8 86.3
2021 401 36.3 11.0 85
2022 390 37.8 10.3 81
2023 398 33.4 11.8 82.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Horace Mann Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,353 (11.7%) $10,174 (88.3%) $11,528
2020 $1,631 (13.4%) $10,506 (86.6%) $12,138
2021 $1,167 (8.6%) $12,414 (91.4%) $13,583

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Horace Mann Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 813th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 914th of 1067 Elementary schools
 7.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Horace Mann Elementary)30.619.3
 11.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)36.626.2
 10.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Horace Mann Elementary)36.724.1
 12.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)46.130.9
 15.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Horace Mann Elementary)25.423.2
 2.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)4536.5
 8.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Horace Mann Elementary)28.823.2
 5.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)38.627
 11.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Horace Mann Elementary)30.541.1
 10.6%
   4th Grade Social Studies (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)48.853.6
 4.8%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Horace Mann Elementary)32.235.7
 3.5%
   4th Grade Science (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)50.541.6
 9%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Horace Mann Elementary)39.415.4
 24.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)4430.7
 13.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Horace Mann Elementary)45.89.2
 36.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)43.327.5
 15.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students480398
 17.1%
African American7048
 31.4%
American Indian24
 100%
Asian1111
Hispanic191172
 9.9%
Pacific Islander00
White152117
 23%
Two or More Races5446
 14.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.4%82.4%
 2%


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

Middle : West Milwaukee Intermediate
High : Central High

Students at Horace Mann Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 29% White, 12% African American, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Horace Mann Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 398 students attended Horace Mann Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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