School Fit
Decide whether Horace Mann fits your student
Look past selectivity to what a large day school asks of a ninth grader every day.
Checked against Horace Mann's published admissions pages on November 5, 2026.
School fit
Is Horace Mann a fit?
- The school
- Horace Mann School describes itself as the largest independent school in New York and one of the largest in the country.
- Size and breadth
- The school lists students from more than 150 zip codes and more than 260 faculty members, and says its size supports depth and breadth of program without giving up small classes.
- Where it is
- The Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, New York
- Divisions
- Middle Division (Grades 6 to 8) and Upper Division (Grades 9 to 12) on one campus
- Transportation
- The school does not provide transportation. Families can contract a private bus company where service exists, and the 242nd Street stop of the 1 subway line is one block from campus.
- Laptop
- Students in Grades 9 to 12 need a functional laptop, mainly for use at home.
- No re-applying once admitted
- Once a child is admitted, they do not need to re-apply from one year to the next.
- 01
Ask your student what kind of school they want, and let them answer honestly.
- 02
Tour on a school day, which is when the school offers tours with the interview, and ask what a typical week looks like.
- 03
Plan the commute before you apply: the school does not run buses, and families choose a private service or public transit.