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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001681
Horizon Elementary School
1701 Greenbrook Blvd, Hanover Park, IL 60133 · (630) 213-5570 · DuPage County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
211 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 35% larger than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
43.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.6pp since 2023
Math
38.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 25.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 (41.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Elementary School this school | 436 | 48.4% | 41.3% |
| Otter Creek Elementary School Elgin | 437 | 46.5% | 36.6% |
| Jamie McGee Elementary School Bolingbrook | 487 | 48.3% | 41.0% |
| Winnebago Elementary School Bloomingdale | 343 | 46.6% | 47.7% |
| Glenbrook Elementary School Streamwood | 480 | 52.5% | 44.9% |
| Willow Bend Elementary School Rolling Meadows | 519 | 49.9% | 39.4% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #875 of 1,925 | #86 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #997 of 2,077 ▼ 7 | #112 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #1,215 of 2,077 ▼ 125 | #119 of 141 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #811 of 2,419 | #52 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #702 of 2,035 | #59 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #37 of 2,042 | #4 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #1,343 of 2,132 | #39 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.3% | #193 of 1,461 | #8 of 92 |
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
436
-46 (-10%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 648
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 | 436 | 35 | 12.4:1 | 48% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 33.4 | 12.4:1 | 37% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 30.7 | 14.3:1 | 41% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 31.7 | 19.5:1 | 49% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 27 | 22.3:1 | 42% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 25 | 22.2:1 | 39% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 679 | 32 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 26 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (617 to 436); teachers up 10% (31.7 to 35).
About Horizon Elementary School
Horizon Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Hanover Park, Illinois. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 436 students in 2024-25.
Horizon Elementary School is among 51 schools run by SD U-46, which serves 34,036 students.
The student body at Horizon Elementary School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 36%. Next come 30% White, 15% Black, 14% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 16% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 12.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Horizon Elementary School, which has 35. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 1.5 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Horizon Elementary School is about 48%. For comparison, public schools in DuPage County average 34%.
Horizon Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (41.3%) and its predicted rate (43.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
American Community Survey estimates for DuPage County show that median household income comes to about $112,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. DuPage County counts 277 public schools with about 138,557 students.
Greenbrook Elementary School is about 0.5 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 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Horizon Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 10% across 4 years, from 482 in 2020-21 to 436 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Horizon Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SD U-46
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Streamwood High SchoolHigh · 1,890 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
Other schools in Hanover Park
- Hanover Highlands Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Albert Einstein Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Greenbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Ontarioville Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Spring Wood Middle SchoolMiddle · 420 students
- Laurel Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
Other Horizon Elementary schools
19 other US public schools in 15 states are named Horizon Elementary. Horizon Elementary School is the 14th 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 Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Greenbrook Elementary School0.5 mi · 466
- Spring Wood Middle School0.9 mi · 420
- Ontarioville Elementary School1.5 mi · 430
- Centennial School1.5 mi · 514
- Prairieview Elementary School1.7 mi · 681
- Hanover Highlands Elementary School1.8 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Horizon Elementary School?
Horizon Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-06.
Is Horizon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Horizon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Horizon Elementary School have?
Horizon Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horizon Elementary School?
At Horizon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 36% Hispanic, 15% Black, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Horizon Elementary School in?
Horizon Elementary School is part of SD U-46.
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