Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORICON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550657000711
Horicon Elementary School
841 Gray St, Horicon, WI 53032 · (920) 485-2898 · Dodge County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- ·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 Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
173 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 42%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 48% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 54% · 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 Horicon School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
72.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.2% | 72.9% |
| 2023-24 | 71.3% | 78.5% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Wisconsin 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 24 points, placing it in Wisconsin'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 Horicon Elementary School
Horicon Elementary School's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horicon Elementary School this school | 372 | 46.5% | 72.8% |
| Barlow Park Elementary School Ripon | 398 | 44.7% | N/A |
| Mayville Elementary Mayville | 388 | 45.1% | 52.9% |
| Chilton Elementary Chilton | 375 | 42.7% | 58.6% |
| Van Buren Elementary Janesville | 408 | 47.1% | 65.2% |
| Muir Elementary Portage | 439 | 47.6% | 43.6% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Horicon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dodge County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #132 of 982 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #156 of 992 ▼ 62 | #4 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #168 of 992 ▼ 31 | #3 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #412 of 1,157 | #2 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #559 of 901 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #387 of 901 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #475 of 1,064 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #216 of 240 | N/A |
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
372
+100 (+37%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 372 | 26.9 | 13.8:1 | 47% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 25.1 | 14.7:1 | 51% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 26 | 13.4:1 | 49% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 34% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 25.6 | 14.4:1 | 36% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 42% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 47% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 15% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 26 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horicon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (368 to 372); teachers up 5% (25.6 to 26.9).
About Horicon Elementary School
Horicon Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Horicon, Wisconsin. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 372 students.
Horicon School District is the local district for Horicon Elementary School. It runs 3 schools with 772 students.
White students account for 73% of enrollment at Horicon Elementary School. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. Dodge County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school's share is lower. Horicon Elementary School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.8:1. That ratio is under the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 47%.
Horicon Elementary School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 72.8%, is 23.7 points above the 49.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools.
Dodge County has about 88,742 residents, and median household income is about $75,929, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Dodge County number 39 and enroll about 10,450.
Of nearby public schools, Horicon High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The five-mile area around Horicon Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Horicon Elementary School at 1st of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 272 in 2020-21 and 372 in 2024-25, a increase of 100 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dodge County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,742
Census ACS
Median income
$75,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
10,450 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Horicon School District
- Horicon High SchoolHigh · 248 students
- Horicon Middle SchoolMiddle · 152 students
Other schools in Horicon
- Horicon High SchoolHigh · 248 students
- Horicon Middle SchoolMiddle · 152 students
Other Horicon Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Horicon Elementary. Horicon Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Horicon ElementaryAnnapolis, CA · 69 students
Nearby schools
- Horicon High School0.0 mi · 248
- Horicon Middle School0.0 mi · 152
- Parkview Early Learning Center4.8 mi · 70
- Mayville Elementary5.3 mi · 388
- Mayville Junior-Senior High5.3 mi · 486
- Dodgeland Middle5.6 mi · 140
Frequently asked questions
About Horicon Elementary SchoolHow large is Horicon Elementary School?
Horicon Elementary School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades PK-05.
Is Horicon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Horicon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Horicon Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Horicon Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horicon Elementary School?
At Horicon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Horicon Elementary School public or private?
Horicon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Horicon School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.