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Horace Mann Laboratory

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

79 Willson Street, Salem, MA 01970 · (978) 740-1290 · Part of Salem School District

Salem’s School Grade D better than 12% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
293
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Horace Mann Laboratory

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Salem kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Horace Mann LaboratoryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

79 Willson Street, Salem

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten42
Grade 145
Grade 244
Grade 342
Grade 443
Grade 543
Enrollment over time
270’20
293’21
297’22
307’23
293’24

Up 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%White 34%Black 8%Asian 4%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Horace Mann Laboratory from Salem families.

Other schools in Salem School District

The district →
Bates
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
C−
410 students13:1
Bentley Academy Innovation School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
D
286 students14:1
Salem Early Childhood
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Salem
106 students9:1
Witchcraft Heights
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salem
C−
455 students14:1
Saltonstall School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Salem
C
412 students13:1
Carlton
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salem
C
247 students10:1

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