Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261848000092
Horizon Elementary School
5776 HOLT RD, HOLT, MI 48842 · (517) 694-4224 · Ingham County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
125 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 55%
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 | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 28% larger than its 4th grade class (57).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 (43.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Elementary School this school | 354 | 35.3% | 43.8% |
| Wegienka Elementary School FLAT ROCK | 392 | 37.8% | 51.7% |
| Woodland Elementary School PORTAGE | 348 | 35.6% | 44.3% |
| Haverhill Elementary School PORTAGE | 378 | 37.8% | 44.8% |
| Marble School EAST LANSING | 306 | 35.6% | 49.8% |
| John Allen School ANN ARBOR | 401 | 33.9% | 50.4% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #610 of 1,085 | #18 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #653 of 1,072 | #22 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #616 of 1,139 | #17 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #871 of 1,630 | #24 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #1,241 of 1,424 | #41 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #216 of 1,424 | #23 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #1,136 of 1,563 | #31 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #296 of 979 | #7 of 25 |
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
354
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 354 | 19 | 18.6:1 | 35% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 23.5 | 16.6:1 | 42% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 23.5 | 15.9:1 | 45% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 20 | 18.3:1 | 33% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 22.9 | 18.9:1 | 36% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 29% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 17 | 19.7:1 | 16% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 5% (21) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (433 to 354); teachers down 17% (22.9 to 19).
About Horizon Elementary School
Horizon Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in HOLT, Michigan. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 4, with 354 students on the rolls.
Horizon Elementary School is one school in a 9-school district, Holt Public Schools, which enrolls 4,699 students.
The largest group at Horizon Elementary School is White students, at 57%. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 12% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Among people living in Ingham County, the White share is about 69%. The diversity index for Horizon Elementary School is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.6 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 2.8 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Horizon Elementary School, 35% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Ingham County average 49%.
Horizon Elementary School is 6.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (43.8% versus 50.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
For Ingham County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $65,526, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 100 public schools in the county, enrolling about 37,914, Horizon Elementary School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Washington Woods Middle School is closest at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Horizon Elementary School.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 11 students, from 365 to 354.
This page collects posts and questions about Horizon Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holt Public Schools
- Holt Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- Holt Junior High SchoolMiddle · 713 students
- Elliott Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Wilcox Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Dimondale Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Other schools in HOLT
- Holt Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- Holt Junior High SchoolMiddle · 713 students
- Elliott Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Wilcox Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Washington Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 346 students
Other Horizon Elementary schools
19 other US public schools in 15 states are named Horizon Elementary. Horizon Elementary School is the 16th 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
- Washington Woods Middle School0.3 mi · 346
- Holt Senior High School0.6 mi · 1,529
- Attwood School2.1 mi · 426
- Lansing Technical High School2.1 mi · 157
- North School2.1 mi · 471
- Wilcox Elementary School2.2 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Horizon Elementary School?
Horizon Elementary School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Horizon Elementary School serve?
Horizon Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Horizon Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Horizon Elementary School is approximately 18.6:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Horizon Elementary School?
Student demographics at Horizon Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Horizon Elementary School?
Horizon Elementary School is overseen by Holt Public Schools in Ingham County.
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