Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039002350
Horizons Elementary
2101 Schaefer Cir, Appleton, WI 54915 · (920) 852-5485 · Calumet County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
147 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 53.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Horizons Elementary
Horizons Elementary's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizons Elementary this school | 264 | 55.7% | 52.9% |
| Franklin Elementary Appleton | 277 | 52.7% | 48.4% |
| Webster Elementary Green Bay | 271 | 54.2% | 58.0% |
| North Woods International School La Crosse | 255 | 58.8% | 46.6% |
| MacArthur Elementary Green Bay | 223 | 56.5% | 58.0% |
| Jackson Elementary Sheboygan | 295 | 61.0% | 54.5% |
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 Horizons Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Calumet County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #572 of 982 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #587 of 992 ▼ 7 | #8 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #469 of 992 ▲ 113 | #8 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #730 of 1,157 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #37 of 901 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #114 of 901 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #331 of 1,064 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.7% | #104 of 664 | #2 of 6 |
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
264
-55 (-17%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 264 | 27.3 | 9.7:1 | 56% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 29.6 | 10.6:1 | 58% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 27.7 | 11.6:1 | 57% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 30 | 10.6:1 | 55% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 36.1 | 10.1:1 | 56% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 31 | 11.5:1 | 100% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 58% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 18% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 643 | 30 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizons Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (365 to 264); teachers down 25% (36.1 to 27.3).
About Horizons Elementary
The public elementary school Horizons Elementary is located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 264 students.
Appleton Area School District includes 38 schools. Together they enroll 14,994 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Horizons Elementary is White, with 49% of students. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 7% Black. The school's White share is 39 points below the 88% share among Calumet County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
The school lists 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 56% of the student body. Across public schools in Calumet County, the average is 30%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Horizons Elementary, the prediction is 43.5% and the result is 52.9%.
In the wider Calumet County area, the median household earns about $88,810 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Horizons Elementary shares Calumet County with 21 other public schools.
Tesla Engineering Charter School, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Horizons Elementary is 4th among 8 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 319 (2020-21) to 264 (2024-25).
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Calumet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,942
Census ACS
Median income
$88,810
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,846 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Appleton Area School District
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
Other schools in Appleton
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
Other Horizons Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Horizons Elementary. Horizons Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDAVENPORT, FL · 1,543 students
- Horizons ElementaryLacey, WA · 580 students
- Horizons ElementaryLenoir, NC · 29 students
Nearby schools
- Tesla Engineering Charter School0.7 mi · 147
- Appleton eSchool0.7 mi · 35
- East High0.7 mi · 1,238
- Berry Elementary0.8 mi · 368
- McKinley Elementary0.8 mi · 380
- Madison Middle1.1 mi · 929
Frequently asked questions
About Horizons ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Horizons Elementary?
Horizons Elementary enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Horizons Elementary serve?
Horizons Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Horizons Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Horizons Elementary is approximately 9.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Horizons Elementary?
Student demographics at Horizons Elementary are roughly 49% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Horizons Elementary in?
Horizons Elementary is part of Appleton Area School District.
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