Enrollment
150
Elementary
STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARTER ORGANIZATION: CONCEPT SCHOOLS·NCES 199902002316
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines
4801 Franklin Ave 2nd, Des Moines, IA 50310 · (515) 335-1937 · Polk County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL150 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
8 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
119 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 39 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 179% larger than its 4th grade class (14).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 48% · 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
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
IA avg 73.6%
Math
67.7%
IA avg 70.9%
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71.
Source: ISASP. 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Science Academy Des Moines
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Science Academy Des Moines this school | 150 | 79.3% | 54.7% |
| Audubon Elementary School Dubuque | 247 | 79.4% | 35.1% |
| Cleveland Elementary School Cedar Rapids | 254 | 76.4% | 37.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Dubuque | 257 | 72.0% | 47.8% |
| Wright Elementary School Cedar Rapids | 282 | 68.8% | 58.9% |
| Mark Twain Elementary Iowa City | 213 | 66.7% | 53.4% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Science Academy Des Moines ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #481 of 564 | #49 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #417 of 564 | #43 of 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #548 of 564 | #70 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 150 | #619 of 705 | #89 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.3% | #43 of 666 | #25 of 89 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 150 | 8 | 18.7:1 | 79% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 9 | 8.8:1 | 4% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Science Academy Des Moines.
About Horizon Science Academy Des Moines
Students in Des Moines, Iowa, attend Horizon Science Academy Des Moines, a low-enrollment elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 4, with 150 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 325 students for elementary schools in Iowa.
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines falls under Charter Organization: Concept Schools.
At Horizon Science Academy Des Moines, White students make up the biggest share, 45%. Smaller groups are 27% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 13% multiracial. County-wide, 76% of Polk County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Its staff includes 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.7 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Horizon Science Academy Des Moines has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 79%. The average for public schools in Polk County is 49%.
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of Iowa public elementary schools.
The model predicts 52.3% for a school in Iowa with Horizon Science Academy Des Moines's free or reduced-price lunch share. Horizon Science Academy Des Moines posts 54.7%.
In the wider Polk County area, the median household earns about $83,576 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Horizon Science Academy Des Moines shares Polk County with 136 other public schools.
Perkins Elementary School is the nearest public school to Horizon Science Academy Des Moines, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Horizon Science Academy Des Moines ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data. As a charter school, Horizon Science Academy Des Moines is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
503,175
Census ACS
Median income
$83,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
137
77,436 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Des Moines
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,364 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,428 students
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 898 students
- Weeks Middle SchoolMiddle · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Perkins Elementary School0.5 mi · 438
- Hillis Elementary School0.6 mi · 279
- Cowles Elementary School1.2 mi · 392
- Moore Elementary School1.2 mi · 285
- Windsor Elementary1.2 mi · 254
- Monroe Elementary School1.3 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon Science Academy Des MoinesWhat is the total enrollment at Horizon Science Academy Des Moines?
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines enrolls approximately 150 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Horizon Science Academy Des Moines serve?
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Horizon Science Academy Des Moines?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Horizon Science Academy Des Moines.
How diverse is Horizon Science Academy Des Moines?
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines reports a student body of 45% White, 14% Hispanic, 27% Black, 13% Two or more.
Is Horizon Science Academy Des Moines public or private?
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Charter Organization: Concept Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.