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If you could change one rule at Horizon Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMITHVILLE R-II·NCES 292841002274
Horizon Elementary
695 S COMMERCIAL AVE, SMITHVILLE, MO 64089 · (816) 532-4566 · Clay County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Missouri public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
78 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 33% smaller than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within SMITHVILLE R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.9%
MO avg 44.9% . +9.2pp since 2021
Math
77.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.5% | 31.4% | 26.8% | 4.1% |
| Math | 50.7% | 26.5% | 15.9% | 6.8% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.9% | 77.2% |
| 2023-24 | 68.9% | 74.8% |
| 2022-23 | 61.7% | 74.9% |
| 2021-22 | 59.7% | 71.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 (75.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Elementary this school | 448 | 17.4% | 75.5% |
| SOUTHVIEW ELEM. KEARNEY | 455 | 16.7% | 65.5% |
| DOGWOOD ELEM. KEARNEY | 463 | 17.7% | 44.6% |
| Eagle Heights Elementary SMITHVILLE | 492 | 18.5% | 48.4% |
| JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVER NIXA | 493 | 16.8% | 72.7% |
| SOUTHERN BOONE PRIMARY ASHLAND | 471 | 17.0% | N/A |
Matched among Missouri 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 Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #20 of 1,002 | #1 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #16 of 1,019 ▲ 6 | #1 of 41 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #53 of 1,018 ▼ 6 | #2 of 41 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.3pp | #199 of 943 | #6 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #253 of 1,294 | #21 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #806 of 950 | #29 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.6% | #626 of 953 | #35 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.4% | #1,052 of 1,165 | #39 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #132 of 684 | #4 of 34 |
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
448
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 448 | 30.2 | 14.8:1 | 17% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 29.8 | 14.6:1 | 17% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 30.9 | 14.4:1 | 17% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 10% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 17% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 32 | 18.1:1 | 13% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 16% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 11% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (587 to 448); teachers down 11% (34 to 30.2).
About Horizon Elementary
Horizon Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in SMITHVILLE, Missouri. The school enrolls 448 students, from kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315, so this school runs 42% bigger than that.
The 5 schools of SMITHVILLE R-II, including Horizon Elementary, enroll 2,514 students.
White students are the large majority at Horizon Elementary, with 87% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Horizon Elementary has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Horizon Elementary, 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.8:1. That ratio is over the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 17% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Clay County is 35%.
Horizon Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Horizon Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Missouri schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 75.5%. Predicted: 53.4%. Difference: 22.1 points.
Clay County census figures show that median household income is about $88,468, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Horizon Elementary is among the 80 public schools in Clay County.
Nearby, Smithville Middle is about 0.1 miles away. Horizon Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 49.4% on proficiency, and Horizon Elementary is above that at 75.5%.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 3%, from 433 to 448.
Community posts for Horizon Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
258,122
Census ACS
Median income
$88,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
41,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SMITHVILLE R-II
- Smithville HighHigh · 845 students
- Eagle Heights ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Smithville MiddleMiddle · 371 students
- Maple ElementaryElementary · 358 students
Other schools in SMITHVILLE
- Smithville HighHigh · 845 students
- Eagle Heights ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Smithville MiddleMiddle · 371 students
- Maple ElementaryElementary · 358 students
Other Horizon Elementary schools
19 other US public schools in 15 states are named Horizon Elementary. Horizon Elementary is the 13th 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
- Smithville Middle0.1 mi · 371
- Smithville High0.3 mi · 845
- Maple Elementary1.7 mi · 358
- Eagle Heights Elementary4.5 mi · 492
- NASHUA ELEMENTARY4.9 mi · 485
- STALEY HIGH6.0 mi · 2,091
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon ElementaryHow large is Horizon Elementary?
Horizon Elementary enrolls approximately 448 students in grades KG-06.
Is Horizon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Horizon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Horizon Elementary have?
Horizon Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horizon Elementary?
At Horizon Elementary, the student body is approximately 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Horizon Elementary?
Horizon Elementary is overseen by SMITHVILLE R-II in Clay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.