Horace Mann School

Horace Mann School
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231 West 246th Street

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10471

United States
Coordinates40°53′36″N 73°53′52″W / 40.8933°N 73.8978°W / 40.8933; -73.8978
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TypePrivate school
MottoLatin: Magna est veritas et prævalet
(Great is the truth and it prevails[1])
Established1887; 137 years ago (1887)
Head of schoolThomas M. Kelly
Teaching staff210.0 (FTE) (2015–16)[2]
GradesPK12
Enrollment1,793 (2021–22)[2]
Student to teacher ratio8.1 (2015–16)[2]
Campus typeUrban[2]
Color(s)  Maroon
  White
Athletics conferenceIvy Preparatory School League
NYSAISAA
MascotThe Lion[1]
NicknameLions
NewspaperThe Record
YearbookThe Mannikin
AffiliationsNew York Interschool
Websitewww.horacemann.org
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Horace Mann School (also known as Horace Mann or HM) is an American private, independent college-preparatory school in the Bronx, founded in 1887. Horace Mann is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League, educating students from the New York metropolitan area from nursery school to the twelfth grade. The Upper, Middle, and Lower Divisions are located in Riverdale, a neighborhood of the Bronx, while the Nursery School is located in Manhattan. The John Dorr Nature Laboratory, a 275 acres (111 ha) campus in Washington Depot, Connecticut, serves as the school's outdoor and community education center.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Horace Mann School: Facts & Figures". horacemann.org. Horace Mann School. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Horace Mann School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Walking Tour of John Dorr Nature Laboratory". Hartford Courant. May 30, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.