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D−

Horace Mann School for the Deaf Hard of Hearing

PublicOtherGrades PK–12Special Education School

28 Walker St, Charlestown, MA 02129 · (617) 635-8534 · Part of Boston School District

Boston’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
73
Students per teacher
2:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Horace Mann School for the Deaf Hard of Hearing

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 44 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 2 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

28 Walker St, Charlestown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K4
Kindergarten4
Grade 12
Grade 25
Grade 34
Grade 48
Grade 51
Grade 62
Grade 76
Grade 86
Grade 96
Grade 1010
Grade 111
Grade 1211
Ungraded3
Enrollment over time
67’20
70’21
70’22
73’23
73’24

Up 9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%Black 26%White 15%Asian 7%Two or more races 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Horace Mann School for the Deaf Hard of Hearing from Boston families.

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The district →
Curley K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jamaica Plain
C
902 students8:1
Murphy K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dorchester
B−
855 students12:1
Eliot K-8 Innovation School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boston
A
784 students13:1
Quincy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boston
B
731 students12:1
Orchard Gardens K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Roxbury
D−
689 students10:1
UP Academy Holland
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dorchester
D−
641 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Boston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.