Horace Mann Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.9% |
| Met Standard | 19.4% |
| Below Standard | 71.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Horace Mann Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.9% of students exceeded standard while 19.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.6% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 16.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 121 | 5.0% | 14.1% | 19.0% |
| 4th | 99 | 12.1% | 22.2% | 34.3% |
| 5th | 116 | 15.5% | 30.2% | 45.7% |
| 6th | 105 | 6.7% | 26.7% | 33.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 126 | 5.6% | 14.3% | 19.8% |
| 4th | 99 | 8.1% | 23.2% | 31.3% |
| 5th | 117 | 13.7% | 12.8% | 26.5% |
| 6th | 108 | 4.6% | 12.0% | 16.7% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.4