📍 7210 Chouteau, Shawnee, Johnson County, 66227
Horizon Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shawnee, Johnson County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the De Soto school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Horizon Elementary enrolls 372 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 7.5% Two or more races and 5.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 295 | 79% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
48 of the school's 372 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 42 qualify for free lunch and 6 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). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 10, state house district 39.
Horizon Elementary is one of 13 schools in De Soto, based in De Soto, Kansas. The district serves 7,295 students district-wide and employs 504 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, Horizon Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 561 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large