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Horizon Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
625 N Heatherstone Dr
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Phone
(608) 834-7900
District
Sun Prairie Area School District
County
DANE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
364
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.5% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Horizon Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
61%
44%
55%
39%
67%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
67%
47%
65%
46%
68%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
44%
39%
40%
62%
49%
51%
44%
39%
40%
62%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 6 1.6%
Kindergarten 63 17.3%
Grade 1 57 15.7%
Grade 2 54 14.8%
Grade 3 61 16.8%
Grade 4 65 17.9%
Grade 5 58 15.9%
Total 364 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 68.1% 62.3% 70.6%
Black 5.4% 13.4% 9.2%
Hispanic 10.8% 12.2% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 15.1% 11.5% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.6% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 23.1% 30.4% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 19.5% 25.9% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.6% 4.5% 4.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 47,963 5,892,539
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 611.2 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.8% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.0% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.7% 26.2%
65 OR OLDER 14.3% 17.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 19,731 2,425,488
Single Parent Households With Children 7.0% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.3% 93.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 50.5% 32.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.8% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.9% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.9% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.3% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.1% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.1% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 2.9% 7.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,838 $65,450,000 32.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $839 $7,007,000 3.5%
Staff $1,052 $8,784,000 4.4%
General Administration $123 $1,030,000 0.5%
School Administration $716 $5,978,000 3.0%
Operation $1,012 $8,454,000 4.2%
Transportation $452 $3,775,000 1.9%
Other $771 $6,442,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,966 $41,470,000 20.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $11,290 $94,275,000 46.9%
Total Expenditures $24,095 $201,195,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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