📍 5905 N W 100th Street, Johnston, Polk County, 50131
Horizon Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Johnston, Polk County. The school has 647 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lindsey Cornwell. It is part of the Johnston Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Horizon Elementary enrolls 647 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 14% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 415 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 11% |
| Asian | 46 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 647 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 197 qualify for free lunch and 35 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 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 20, state house district 39.
Horizon Elementary is one of 8 schools in Johnston Comm School District, based in Johnston, Iowa. The district serves 7,373 students district-wide and employs 453 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 647 students, Horizon Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 922 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large