Mann Arts and Science Magnet Middle School

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Horace Mann Arts and Science Magnet Middle School
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Mann Arts and Science Magnet Middle School
1000 E. Roosevelt Rd. 72206


United States
Coordinates 34°43′29″N92°15′39″W / 34.72472°N 92.26083°W / 34.72472; -92.26083
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Type Public
Mottoone school one goal student success!
Established1955
School district Little Rock School District
PrincipalMr. Duane Clayton
Teaching staff62.09 (FTE) [1]
Grades6-8
Enrollment759 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.22 [1]
Color(s)  
MascotBearcat
Website www.lrsd.org/schoolindex.cfm?sccode=3

Horace Mann Arts and Sciences Magnet Middle School is a magnet middle school located in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Little Rock School District. The school was named after educational reformer and Congressman Horace Mann.

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History

The school was formerly known as the Horace Mann High School and the Horace Mann Junior High School. It was opened as an all-negro high school in 1955. In 1958 the United States district court declared it to be equal to the school designed for white high school children. [2]

Interior Design Associates won a gold award for design excellence for its renovation of the school that was completed in 2004. [3]

Notable alumni

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