📍 300 E 16th, Horton, Brown County, 66439
Horton Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Horton, Brown County. The school has 211 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Brown County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Horton Elem enrolls 211 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 9% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 158 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 19 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
126 of the school's 211 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 113 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Horton Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 KS-20, state senate district 1, state house district 62.
Horton Elem is one of 3 schools in South Brown County, based in Horton, Kansas. The district serves 524 students district-wide and employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 211 students, Horton Elem is larger than the district average of about 175 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote