Horizon Elementary School

Horizon Elementary School is a well-populated elementary campus in Granger, Indiana, run under Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp. The school enrolls 679 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 56% larger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Across the 15 schools in Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp (11,329 students total), Horizon Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Horizon Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Horizon Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below St. Joseph County's rate of about 46%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Horizon Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.4%, the actual is 67.4%, a residual of +4.0 points.

In the broader community, census data for St. Joseph County shows median household income runs about $66,868, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Joseph County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,614 students), Horizon Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Discovery Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Horizon Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 54.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 666 students in 2018 compared to 679 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.