Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DE SOTO·NCES 200549001881
Horizon Elementary
7210 Chouteau, Shawnee, KS 66227 · (913) 667-3535 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
71 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 51%
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 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 58% · 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
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
65.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 72 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 Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 65.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 66.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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
Horizon Elementary's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Elementary this school | 351 | 20.2% | 63.9% |
| Christa McAuliffe Elem Lenexa | 400 | 19.0% | 67.7% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Wichita | 372 | 21.8% | 61.6% |
| Millbrooke Elementary Olathe | 369 | 19.2% | 56.8% |
| Belmont Elementary School Shawnee | 381 | 23.4% | 60.5% |
| Quail Run Elementary Lawrence | 421 | 25.2% | 60.2% |
Matched among Kansas 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #71 of 625 | #43 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #75 of 625 | #44 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #57 of 625 | #43 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #280 of 714 | #76 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #105 of 539 | #15 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #355 of 540 | #91 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.2% | #591 of 658 | #57 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #56 of 377 | #8 of 76 |
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
351
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 351 | 29.5 | 11.9:1 | 20% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 28.8 | 12.1:1 | 19% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 28.7 | 13.0:1 | 13% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 29 | 12.1:1 | 6% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 33.3 | 14.2:1 | 7% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 11% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (473 to 351); teachers down 11% (33.3 to 29.5).
About Horizon Elementary
Horizon Elementary is an elementary school in Shawnee, Kansas, and it is part of De Soto. The school reports 351 students in pre-K through 5.
Horizon Elementary belongs to De Soto, a district of 13 schools and 7,067 students.
Horizon Elementary is 79% White by enrollment. Other students are 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 79% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Horizon Elementary operates with 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.9:1. That is lower than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. About 20% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Horizon Elementary, the prediction is 52.5% and the result is 63.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Johnson County, the median household income is $109,208, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. In all, Johnson County has 168 public schools and roughly 93,598 students.
Monticello Trails Middle School is the public school closest to Horizon Elementary, about 1.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Horizon Elementary ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Horizon Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 352 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 351.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
620,631
Census ACS
Median income
$109,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
93,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in De Soto
- Mill Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,432 students
- De Soto High SchoolHigh · 918 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 676 students
- Monticello Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Mize Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Clear Creek ElemElementary · 461 students
Other schools in Shawnee
- Shawnee Mission Northwest HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Mill Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,432 students
- Trailridge MiddleMiddle · 752 students
- Hocker Grove MiddleMiddle · 714 students
- Monticello Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Shawanoe ElemElementary · 530 students
Other Horizon Elementary schools
19 other US public schools in 15 states are named Horizon Elementary. Horizon Elementary is the 17th 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
- Monticello Trails Middle School1.4 mi · 655
- Mill Valley High School1.6 mi · 1,432
- Prairie Ridge Elementary School1.6 mi · 431
- Clear Creek Elem1.8 mi · 461
- Mize Elementary School1.9 mi · 474
- Mill Creek Middle School2.1 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon ElementaryHow large is Horizon Elementary?
Horizon Elementary enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-05.
Is Horizon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Horizon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Horizon Elementary?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Horizon Elementary.
How diverse is Horizon Elementary?
Horizon Elementary reports a student body of 79% White, 3% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Horizon Elementary?
Horizon Elementary is overseen by De Soto in Johnson County.
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