Is Horizon Elementary School a good school?

Horizon Elementary School ranks 1053 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Horizon Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 413 students attended Horizon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Elementary School?

Students at Horizon Elementary School are 35% Hispanic, 31% White, 16% Asian, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Horizon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Horizon Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Tefft Middle School High : Bartlett High School

Horizon Elementary School

Summary:

Horizon Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hanover Park, Illinois, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 439. The school is part of the School District U-46, which is ranked 578 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horizon Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics, is generally lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rate in IAR/English Language Arts for all grades was 32.2%, compared to the district's 30.7% and the state's 41.2%. Similarly, the school's proficiency rate in IAR/Mathematics for all grades was 25.1%, compared to the district's 21.7% and the state's 28.4%. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd and 5th grade IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics. Additionally, Horizon Elementary School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.7% in 2019-2020 to 22.9% in 2023-2024, which is notably higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Horizon Elementary School's academic performance is generally lower than that of Prairieview Elementary School and Centennial School, which have higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics. However, Horizon Elementary School's performance is better than some other nearby schools, such as Laurel Hill Elementary School and Parkwood Elementary School, which have even lower proficiency rates. The nearby Hanover Highlands Elementary School, which is in a different district (Schaumburg CCSD 54), outperforms Horizon Elementary School in both ELA and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

1701 Greenbrook Blvd
Hanover Park, IL 60133-5338

(630) 213-5570

District: School District U-46

SchoolDigger Rank:
1053^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,420

Students who attend Horizon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Tefft Middle School
High:	Bartlett High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.3

Number of students: 413

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.6%

White:

31.0%

Asian:

15.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 36.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Horizon Elementary School ranks worse than 50.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 17^th among 38 ranked elementary schools in the School District U-46. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Horizon Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (34.6%), White (31%), Asian (15.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 36.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Horizon Elementary School is 12.3, which is the 5^th best among 38 elementary schools in the School District U-46. (See more...)

Compare Horizon Elementary School employs 33.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Horizon Elementary School is $18,420, which is the 3^rd highest among 38 elementary schools in the School District U-46.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Horizon Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Horizon Elementary School 1053^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Horizon Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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School District U-46:

SchoolDigger ranks School District U-46 578^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Horizon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	55.52	1097^th	2020	45.7%
2004	64.40	861^st	2030	57.6%
2005	48.98	1252^nd	2022	38.1%
2006	54.39	1220^th	2086	41.5%
2007	57.95	1100^th	2095	47.5%
2008	55.86	1136^th	2092	45.7%
2009	56.24	1123^rd	2120	47.0%
2010	60.48	1038^th	2139	51.5%
2011	49.50	1305^th	2147	39.2%
2012	54.73	1176^th	2166	45.7%
2013	50.99	1142^nd	2167	47.3%
2014	58.59	910^th	2093	56.5%
2015	76.53	412^th	2052	79.9%
2016	79.44	369^th	2046	82.0%
2017	62.96	685^th	2044	66.5%
2018	55.82	835^th	2037	59.0%
2019	38.92	1223^rd	2086	41.4%
2021	55.94	736^th	1948	62.2%
2022	44.88	1069^th	2082	48.7%
2023	44.26	1079^th	2077	48.1%
2024	45.00	1053^rd	2067	49.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Horizon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.61	224^th	718	68.8%
2019	51.60	264^th	743	64.5%
2021	66.65	74^th	537	86.2%
2022	57.95	206^th	768	73.2%
2023	74.10	91^st	788	88.5%
2024	63.17	167^th	826	79.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Horizon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	30.79	818^th	1194	31.5%
2022	48.79	427^th	1113	61.6%
2023	37.17	655^th	1156	43.3%
2024	42.06	608^th	1195	49.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Horizon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.40	643^rd	1765	63.6%
2019	47.99	889^th	1816	51.0%
2021	49.04	657^th	1514	56.6%
2022	50.06	774^th	1763	56.1%
2023	44.79	938^th	1808	48.1%
2024	40.56	1039^th	1793	42.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Horizon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.24	829^th	1964	57.8%
2019	42.02	1130^th	2019	44.0%
2021	64.43	509^th	1680	69.7%
2022	43.48	1009^th	1970	48.8%
2023	49.65	894^th	1957	54.3%
2024	47.81	929^th	1942	52.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Horizon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.52	500^th	907	44.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Horizon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.45	807^th	1972	59.1%
2019	34.98	1278^th	2019	36.7%
2021	44.27	854^th	1707	50.0%
2022	46.09	963^rd	1977	51.3%
2023	37.38	1161^st	1984	41.5%
2024	42.53	1027^th	1959	47.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Horizon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.54	154^th	242	36.4%
2019	33.15	189^th	243	22.2%
2022	36.01	164^th	226	27.4%
2023	15.83	215^th	237	9.3%
2024	16.26	196^th	219	10.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Horizon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	37.53	403^rd	698	42.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Horizon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.56	540^th	938	42.4%
2019	22.86	827^th	955	13.4%
2021	25.03	629^th	742	15.2%
2022	29.68	697^th	954	26.9%
2023	40.02	560^th	970	42.3%
2024	44.14	487^th	959	49.2%

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Rank History for White students at Horizon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.31	819^th	1463	44.0%
2019	22.89	1203^rd	1462	17.7%
2021	45.78	661^st	1308	49.5%
2022	32.39	1019^th	1425	28.5%
2023	39.88	877^th	1419	38.2%
2024	36.54	918^th	1392	34.1%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Horizon Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	528	29	53	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	615
1989	506	25	51	16	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	598
1990	505	27	54	23	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	609
1991	534	38	46	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	648
1992	530	27	58	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	644
1993	473	29	55	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	576
1994	480	35	57	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	591
1995	471	37	63	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	602
1996	471	37	63	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	602
1997	490	43	62	39	1	n/a	n/a	0	635
1998	515	44	78	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	677
1999	554	38	78	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	716
2000	525	39	90	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	700
2001	499	38	92	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	679
2002	478	49	91	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	687
2003	478	49	91	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	687
2004	423	47	103	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	634
2005	385	43	107	68	0	n/a	n/a	2	605
2006	395	45	95	81	0	n/a	n/a	10	626
2007	378	51	90	87	4	n/a	n/a	12	622
2008	313	59	105	114	1	n/a	n/a	25	617
2009	253	48	99	108	1	n/a	n/a	31	540
2010	247	66	102	102	2	n/a	n/a	33	552
2011	228	72	106	125	4	1	19	0	555
2012	210	50	111	141	3	1	15	0	531
2013	195	44	113	142	3	0	17	0	514
2014	210	38	122	121	5	2	27	0	525
2015	189	43	110	142	7	3	35	0	529
2016	213	51	96	197	3	2	39	0	601
2017	197	57	100	215	3	3	29	0	604
2018	208	62	100	212	4	5	26	0	617
2019	200	44	86	205	6	6	28	0	575
2020	200	43	86	221	3	6	18	0	577
2021	179	29	83	165	2	6	18	0	482
2022	168	29	88	151	1	7	15	0	459
2023	151	42	74	149	1	6	16	0	439
2024	128	55	65	143	0	2	20	0	413

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Horizon Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	615	23.5	26.1	n/a
1989	598	23.0	26.0	n/a
1990	609	22.7	26.8	n/a
1991	648	26.0	24.9	n/a
1992	644	24.0	26.8	n/a
1993	576	23.0	25.0	n/a
1994	591	22.0	26.9	n/a
1995	602	20.5	29.4	n/a
1996	602	20.5	29.4	n/a
1997	635	23.0	27.6	n/a
1998	677	25.0	27.1	n/a
1999	716	30.8	23.2	n/a
2000	700	33.0	21.2	n/a
2001	679	32.6	20.8	n/a
2002	687	33.0	20.8	13.5
2003	687	33.0	20.8	13.5
2004	634	26.0	24.4	13.9
2005	605	27.9	21.7	18.2
2006	626	30.5	20.5	19.8
2007	622	25.0	24.9	23.8
2008	617	24.0	25.7	30.1
2009	540	30.0	18.0	34.2
2010	552	29.0	19.0	37.2
2011	555	25.0	22.2	39.3
2012	531	23.0	23.0	36.2
2013	514	23.9	21.4	46.1
2014	525	24.5	21.4	37.7
2015	529	26.0	20.3	46.1
2016	601	28.0	21.4	41.9
2017	604	33.4	18.0	50.8
2018	617	31.7	19.4	49.1
2019	575	32.2	17.8	48.2
2020	577	32.4	17.7	48.9
2021	482	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	459	33.7	13.6	34.4
2023	439	30.7	14.2	41.2
2024	413	33.4	12.3	36.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Horizon Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	615	23.5	26.1	n/a
1989	598	23.0	26.0	n/a
1990	609	22.7	26.8	n/a
1991	648	26.0	24.9	n/a
1992	644	24.0	26.8	n/a
1993	576	23.0	25.0	n/a
1994	591	22.0	26.9	n/a
1995	602	20.5	29.4	n/a
1996	602	20.5	29.4	n/a
1997	635	23.0	27.6	n/a
1998	677	25.0	27.1	n/a
1999	716	30.8	23.2	n/a
2000	700	33.0	21.2	n/a
2001	679	32.6	20.8	n/a
2002	687	33.0	20.8	13.5
2003	687	33.0	20.8	13.5
2004	634	26.0	24.4	13.9
2005	605	27.9	21.7	18.2
2006	626	30.5	20.5	19.8
2007	622	25.0	24.9	23.8
2008	617	24.0	25.7	30.1
2009	540	30.0	18.0	34.2
2010	552	29.0	19.0	37.2
2011	555	25.0	22.2	39.3
2012	531	23.0	23.0	36.2
2013	514	23.9	21.4	46.1
2014	525	24.5	21.4	37.7
2015	529	26.0	20.3	46.1
2016	601	28.0	21.4	41.9
2017	604	33.4	18.0	50.8
2018	617	31.7	19.4	49.1
2019	575	32.2	17.8	48.2
2020	577	32.4	17.7	48.9
2021	482	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	459	33.7	13.6	34.4
2023	439	30.7	14.2	41.2
2024	413	33.4	12.3	36.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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