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Horizon Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jerome, Jerome County. The school has 676 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jerome Joint District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Horizon Elementary School enrolls 676 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 399 | 59% |
| White | 265 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
405 of the school's 676 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 311 qualify for free lunch and 94 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Horizon Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 ID-20, state senate district 25, state house district 25.
Horizon Elementary School is one of 7 schools in JEROME JOINT DISTRICT, based in JEROME, Idaho. The district serves 3,998 students district-wide and employs 225 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 676 students, Horizon Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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