Horace Mann Elementary School

4430 Newark St. N. W.
Washington, DC 20016
202-282-0126

Principal: Elizabeth Whisnant

Type: Elementary

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Population

Students

Total Students: 248

Ethnicity: Asian: 41 (16.5%) / Black: 18 (7.3%) / Hispanic: 23 (9.3%) / Native American: 0 (0%) / White: 166 (66.9%)
Gender: Male: 118 / Female: 130
Low-Income: 3.1%

Faculty and Staff

Teachers: 16

Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Classes Taught by "Highly-Qualified" Teachers: 90%
Schedule A Personnel Data (2006-07)

All population numbers are from the 2006-07 school year, except "Low Income," which is from spring 2006.

Health & Safety

Health Code Violations

Last Inspection: February 26, 2007
Notice Issued: Yes
Critical Violations: 0
Non-Critical Violations: 2

Full Inspection Report (PDF)

Crime Reports

Top Crime Type: None
Top Crime Category: None
Full List: All Crime Reports at This School (0 since August 2005)

School Maintenance

Open Requests: Urgent (7) | All Requests (38)
Closed Requests: Urgent (44) | All Requests (162)

Report Cards (2005-2006)

These scores are from the DC Comprehensive Assessment System, which was first issued in 2006. The 2007 scores were released in August 2007. "Below Basic" and "Basic" are below the established standards. "Proficient" and "Advanced" are above the established standards.

No information is provided for groups of fewer than 10 students.

Latest Report Card: see this school's report card from the 2006-2007 school year.

Math
Group	Number	Tested	% Below Basic	% Basic	% Proficient	% Advanced	Alternate Assessment
Total	98	98 (100%)	1.1	13.2	34.1	51.6	0
Economic Status
Econ. Disadvantaged	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Econ. Disadvantaged	95	95 (100%)	1.1	13.6	34.1	51.1	0
English Proficiency
Lep/Nep	26	0 (0%)	0	0	0	0	0
Non-Lep/Nep	72	72 (100%)	0	8.3	33.3	58.3	0
Ethnicity
Asian/Pacific Islanders	16	16 (100%)	0	30.8	30.8	38.5	0
Black/Non-Hispanic	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic	7	-	-	-	-	-	-
White/Non-Hispanic	67	67 (100%)	0	10.6	30.3	59.1	0
Gender
Female	54	54 (100%)	2.0	12.2	32.7	53.1	0
Male	44	44 (100%)	0	14.3	35.7	50	0
Migrant Status
Non-Migrant	98	98 (100%)	1.1	13.2	34.1	51.6	0
Special Education
Disabled	6	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Disabled	92	92 (100%)	0	11.8	32.9	55.3	0

Reading
Group	Number	Tested	% Below Basic	% Basic	% Proficient	% Advanced	Alternate Assessment
Total	98	98 (100%)	0	6.6	40.7	52.7	0
Economic Status
Econ. Disadvantaged	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Econ. Disadvantaged	95	95 (100%)	0	5.7	39.8	54.5	0
English Proficiency
Lep/Nep	26	0 (0%)	0	0	0	0	0
Non-Lep/Nep	72	72 (100%)	0	1.4	37.5	61.1	0
Ethnicity
Asian/Pacific Islanders	16	16 (100%)	0	15.4	53.8	30.8	0
Black/Non-Hispanic	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic	7	-	-	-	-	-	-
White/Non-Hispanic	67	67 (100%)	0	3.0	34.8	62.1	0
Gender
Female	54	54 (100%)	0	8.2	38.8	53.1	0
Male	44	44 (100%)	0	4.8	42.9	52.4	0
Migrant Status
Non-Migrant	98	98 (100%)	0	6.6	40.7	52.7	0
Special Education
Disabled	6	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Disabled	92	92 (100%)	0	5.9	37.6	56.5	0