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Best kept secret at Horizon Elementary School?
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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 722 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON CITY·NCES 010000800303
Horizon Elementary School
7855 Old Madison Pike, Madison, AL 35758 · (256) 464-3614 · Madison County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Alabama public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
189 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
85.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
65.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Horizon Elementary School
Horizon Elementary School's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Elementary School this school | 567 | 33.3% | 72.8% |
| Inverness Elementary School Birmingham | 563 | 34.8% | 71.2% |
| Dawes Intermediate School Mobile | 515 | 37.9% | 63.0% |
| Rocky Ridge Elementary School Hoover | 577 | 36.4% | 62.8% |
| Highlands Elementary School Dothan | 501 | 38.7% | 54.5% |
| Hall Kent Elementary School Homewood | 717 | 36.0% | 64.7% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Horizon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #66 of 626 | #6 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #77 of 626 | #10 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #46 of 626 | #5 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #213 of 709 | #23 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #76 of 655 | #3 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #80 of 658 | #14 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #624 of 696 | #31 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #131 of 364 | #14 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
567
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 567 | 38.5 | 14.7:1 | 33% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 37.5 | 15.2:1 | 38% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 36.5 | 15.0:1 | 34% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 13% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 674 | 34.2 | 19.7:1 | 26% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 32 | 20.0:1 | 25% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 24% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 725 | 48 | 15.1:1 | 21% (152) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (674 to 567); teachers up 13% (34.2 to 38.5).
About Horizon Elementary School
Among the schools in Madison, Alabama, is Horizon Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 567 students on the rolls.
Madison City has a total of 13 schools and 13,046 students, Horizon Elementary School among them.
Of every 100 students at Horizon Elementary School, about 52 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Black, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 63%. The diversity index for Horizon Elementary School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.7:1. Elementary schools in Alabama have an average ratio of 17.0:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Horizon Elementary School, 33% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Horizon Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 88% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Horizon Elementary School is 13.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (72.8% versus 59.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
In Madison County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $86,499 a year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Madison County number 89, with about 55,800 students.
Columbia High School is about 1.5 miles from Horizon Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Horizon Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Horizon Elementary School comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Horizon Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 5%.
On allk12, people connected to Horizon Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
405,718
Census ACS
Median income
$86,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
55,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison City
- James Clemens High SchoolHigh · 2,159 students
- Bob Jones High SchoolHigh · 2,048 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,103 students
- MidTown Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,097 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 965 students
Other schools in Madison
- James Clemens High SchoolHigh · 2,159 students
- Bob Jones High SchoolHigh · 2,048 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,103 students
- MidTown Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,097 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 965 students
Other Horizon Elementary schools
19 other US public schools in 15 states are named Horizon Elementary. Horizon Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 20.
- Horizon ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 845 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolGranger, IN · 679 students
- HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT ORANGE, FL · 618 students
- Horizon ElementaryJohnston, IA · 613 students
- Horizon ElementaryEverett, WA · 550 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia High School1.5 mi · 916
- Bob Jones High School1.9 mi · 2,048
- MidTown Elementary School2.1 mi · 1,097
- Madison Elementary School2.2 mi · 603
- Journey Middle School2.4 mi · 903
- Madison City School PreK Center2.4 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Horizon Elementary School?
Horizon Elementary School enrolls approximately 567 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Horizon Elementary School serve?
Horizon Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Horizon Elementary School have?
Horizon Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
How diverse is Horizon Elementary School?
Horizon Elementary School reports a student body of 52% White, 9% Hispanic, 23% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Horizon Elementary School public or private?
Horizon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.