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Horace Mann

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

40 Damon Avenue, Melrose, MA 02176 · (781) 979-2190 · Part of Melrose School District

Melrose’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
254
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Horace Mann

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Melrose kids: Melrose Middle

On the path

Where Melrose kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Horace MannYou are here
6–8Melrose Middle886 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

40 Damon Avenue, Melrose

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten33
Grade 146
Grade 244
Grade 345
Grade 444
Grade 542
Enrollment over time
271’20
267’21
244’22
266’23
254’24

Down 6.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%Black 3%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Horace Mann from Melrose families.

Other schools in Melrose School District

The district →
Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Melrose
246 students14:1
Roosevelt
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melrose
A−
406 students15:1
Lincoln
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melrose
B
404 students13:1
Winthrop
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melrose
A
392 students16:1
Herbert Clark Hoover
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melrose
B+
260 students14:1
Melrose Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Melrose
B+
886 students13:1

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; Melrose’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.