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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225001914
Horizon Elementary
46665 Broadmore Dr, Sterling, VA 20165 · (571) 434-3260 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
163 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 66%
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 | 37 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
81.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 80.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
80.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 (80.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Elementary this school | 510 | 32.0% | 80.9% |
| Bristow Run Elementary Bristow | 562 | 28.6% | 84.4% |
| Shrevewood Elementary Falls Church | 579 | 38.0% | 66.5% |
| Fairhill Elementary Fairfax | 566 | 35.3% | 79.8% |
| Deer Park Elementary Centreville | 522 | 37.9% | 71.2% |
| Aldrin Elementary Reston | 455 | 24.0% | 79.7% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #289 of 1,101 | #34 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #372 of 1,111 ▼ 55 | #38 of 59 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #403 of 1,111 ▼ 168 | #38 of 59 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #551 of 1,176 | #40 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #149 of 1,105 | #22 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #188 of 1,106 | #10 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.0% | #923 of 1,157 | #20 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #100 of 759 | #11 of 46 |
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
510
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 822
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 510 | 43.3 | 11.8:1 | 32% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 37.1 | 12.9:1 | 24% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 38.5 | 12.7:1 | 20% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 36 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 40.8 | 16.6:1 | 12% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 38 | 17.6:1 | 10% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 772 | 37 | 20.9:1 | 7% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 822 | 45 | 18.3:1 | 3% (25) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (677 to 510); teachers up 6% (40.8 to 43.3).
About Horizon Elementary
Horizon Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Sterling, Virginia. It has an enrollment of 510 students in pre-K through 5.
Horizon Elementary is one of the 98 schools that make up Loudoun County Public Schools (81,486 students in total).
About 44% of students at Horizon Elementary are White, the largest single group. The school is also 23% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 53%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
Horizon Elementary has 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.8:1. The school has 32% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Horizon Elementary is 79.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 80.9%.
Looking at the county, Loudoun County, median household income comes to about $181,765, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county's public schools total 103, with about 81,486 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Potomac Falls High, is about 0.5 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 68.8%; Horizon Elementary's is 80.9%, ranking 1st of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Horizon Elementary had 507 students in 2020-21 and 510 in 2024-25, nearly the same. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.1:1 to 11.8:1.
On allk12, people connected to Horizon Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Loudoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
432,998
Census ACS
Median income
$181,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
81,486 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Loudoun County Public Schools
- Independence HighHigh · 2,166 students
- Lightridge HighHigh · 2,030 students
- Freedom HighHigh · 1,885 students
- Briar Woods HighHigh · 1,862 students
- John Champe HighHigh · 1,851 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,710 students
Other schools in Sterling
- Dominion HighCombined · 1,453 students
- Park View HighHigh · 1,409 students
- River Bend MiddleMiddle · 1,137 students
- Sterling MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- Seneca Ridge MiddleMiddle · 862 students
- Elaine E. Thompson ElementaryElementary · 756 students
Other Horizon Elementary schools
19 other US public schools in 15 states are named Horizon Elementary. Horizon Elementary is the 8th 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
- Potomac Falls High0.5 mi · 1,662
- Sugarland Elementary0.6 mi · 502
- Potowmack Elementary0.6 mi · 568
- River Bend Middle0.8 mi · 1,137
- Meadowland Elementary1.0 mi · 403
- Seneca Ridge Middle1.4 mi · 862
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Horizon Elementary?
Horizon Elementary enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Horizon Elementary serve?
Horizon Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Horizon Elementary have?
Horizon Elementary employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
How diverse is Horizon Elementary?
Horizon Elementary reports a student body of 44% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, 20% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Horizon Elementary?
Horizon Elementary is overseen by Loudoun County Public Schools in Loudoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.