📍 1700 Forest Lake Dr, Davenport, Polk County, 33837
Horizons Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Davenport, Polk County. The school has 1,468 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Heiser-meyers. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Horizons Elementary School enrolls 1,468 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 83 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 953 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 306 | 21% |
| White | 166 | 11% |
| Asian | 20 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
620 of the school's 1,468 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 620 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Horizons Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 41.
Horizons Elementary School is one of 164 schools in POLK, based in BARTOW, Florida. The district serves 111,372 students district-wide and employs 5,972 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,468 students, Horizons Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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