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Horicon Elementary School

Summary:

Horicon Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Horicon, Wisconsin, with 349 students. The school is part of the Horicon School District, which is ranked 82 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Horicon Elementary School has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Wisconsin, with a current ranking of 99 out of 1,061 schools and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horicon Elementary School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outperforming the state average in proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 80% of 3rd graders, 71.88% of 4th graders, and 69.64% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 52.07%, 53.42%, and 53.75%, respectively. Similarly, in Mathematics, 85.45% of 3rd graders, 82.81% of 4th graders, and 75% of 5th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 56.58%, 55.05%, and 54.24%. The school also serves a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 48.71% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, yet it has consistently ranked among the top 9 schools in the state for this student subgroup.

When compared to nearby schools in the Beaver Dam Unified School District and the Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District, Horicon Elementary School stands out as a high-performing school, consistently outperforming them in academic proficiency, student subgroup performance, and other key metrics. The school's strong academic results, socioeconomic diversity, and continuous improvement over time make it a standout example of an effective elementary school in Wisconsin.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 841 Gray St
       Horicon, WI  53032-1730

(920) 485-2898

District: Horicon School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
99th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,369 Help


Students who attend Horicon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Horicon Middle School
High:    Horicon High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.6 Help
Number of students:  368

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.7%
Hispanic:
13.9%
Two or more races:
6.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Horicon Elementary School ranks better than 90.7% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.24. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.7%), Hispanic (13.9%), two or more races (6.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Horicon Elementary School is 14.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Horicon Elementary School is $15,369.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Horicon Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Horicon Elementary School 99th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Horicon Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Horicon School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Horicon School District 82nd of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Horicon Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Horicon Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 51.31 391st 632 38.1%
2006 62.86 335th 712 52.9%
2007 68.62 243rd 689 64.7%
2008 62.34 431st 1021 57.8%
2009 64.07 405th 1030 60.7%
2010 70.35 269th 1045 74.3%
2011 61.83 428th 1046 59.1%
2012 54.55 599th 1045 42.7%
2013 45.87 686th 1053 34.9%
2014 51.44 592nd 1061 44.2%
2015 50.35 623rd 1076 42.1%
2016 54.60 524th 1075 51.3%
2017 67.84 332nd 1071 69.0%
2018 70.31 278th 1025 72.9%
2019 79.40 159th 1037 84.7%
2021 90.19 45th 1050 95.7%
2022 84.02 116th 1067 89.1%
2023 84.89 102nd 1067 90.4%
2024 84.24 99th 1061 90.7%
See the entire list of Wisconsin Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for Special Education students at Horicon Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.10 124th 721 82.8%
2019 77.80 93rd 742 87.5%
2021 74.50 108th 746 85.5%
2022 56.79 252nd 748 66.3%
2023 74.04 125th 770 83.8%
2024 79.98 95th 790 88.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Horicon Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.72 199th 854 76.7%
2019 86.77 33rd 874 96.2%
2021 96.49 6th 847 99.3%
2022 87.13 31st 859 96.4%
2023 79.38 79th 871 90.9%
2024 94.83 9th 866 99.0%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Horicon Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.46 321st 997 67.8%
2019 72.00 239th 1002 76.1%
2021 83.68 105th 1004 89.5%
2022 89.39 47th 1017 95.4%
2023 84.16 94th 1010 90.7%
2024 81.82 107th 1011 89.4%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Horicon Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.32 214th 997 78.5%
2019 82.14 106th 1002 89.4%
2021 87.72 57th 1003 94.3%
2022 73.78 222nd 1017 78.2%
2023 82.97 111th 1011 89.0%
2024 83.07 104th 1012 89.7%
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Rank History for White students at Horicon Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.91 313th 686 54.4%
2019 65.82 217th 718 69.8%
2022 67.92 189th 704 73.2%
2023 74.96 131st 715 81.7%
2024 74.10 156th 727 78.5%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 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.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Friday, August 24, 2012

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Enrollment information for Horicon Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 485 n/a 1 17 3 n/a n/a 0 506
1990 512 1 0 20 2 n/a n/a 0 535
1991 539 1 4 23 0 n/a n/a 0 567
1992 547 1 5 17 2 n/a n/a 0 572
1993 538 1 4 14 1 n/a n/a 0 558
1994 467 1 3 8 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1995 490 0 2 5 2 n/a n/a 0 499
1996 490 0 2 5 2 n/a n/a 0 499
1997 475 0 1 5 1 n/a n/a 0 482
1998 442 0 3 9 2 n/a n/a 0 456
1999 445 0 3 8 2 n/a n/a 0 458
2000 440 0 2 9 4 n/a n/a 0 455
2001 403 0 2 7 2 n/a n/a 0 414
2002 394 0 1 10 3 n/a n/a 0 408
2003 394 0 1 10 3 n/a n/a 0 408
2004 366 0 0 9 2 n/a n/a 0 377
2005 334 0 0 18 2 n/a n/a 0 354
2006 349 2 0 10 1 n/a n/a 0 362
2007 338 2 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 349
2008 322 3 2 21 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2009 304 2 4 25 0 n/a n/a 0 335
2010 290 4 4 29 0 n/a n/a 0 327
2011 314 2 1 35 2 0 8 0 362
2012 316 1 1 39 2 0 5 0 364
2013 304 3 1 43 2 0 6 0 359
2014 347 4 2 40 2 0 10 0 405
2015 329 9 2 33 4 1 12 0 390
2016 328 11 2 35 3 1 14 0 394
2017 315 7 1 29 2 1 23 0 378
2018 308 6 1 28 2 0 23 0 368
2019 297 6 1 25 3 0 22 0 354
2020 292 6 1 39 3 0 24 0 365
2021 213 4 0 32 2 0 21 0 272
2022 262 8 0 32 3 0 21 0 326
2023 266 12 1 38 3 0 29 0 349
2024 275 12 1 51 5 0 24 0 368

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 Horicon Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 506 26.8 18.8 7.9
1990 535 27.1 19.7 5.6
1991 567 26.7 21.2 7.4
1992 572 29.5 19.3 8.4
1993 558 30.9 18.1 8.8
1994 479 30.1 15.9 6.3
1995 499 28.6 17.4 6.8
1996 499 28.6 17.4 6.8
1997 482 29.4 16.4 8.7
1998 456 28.7 15.9 7.9
1999 458 28.7 16.0 14.8
2000 455 27.7 16.4 15.4
2001 414 26.6 15.6 15
2002 408 27.1 15.1 19.9
2003 408 27.1 15.1 19.9
2004 377 24.0 15.7 26.8
2005 354 23.8 14.9 n/a
2006 362 22.9 15.8 n/a
2007 349 21.3 16.4 28.4
2008 348 23.4 14.9 34.2
2009 335 22.3 15.0 35.5
2010 327 20.4 15.9 35.2
2011 362 22.5 16.0 47
2012 364 24.1 15.0 49.5
2013 359 23.7 15.0 40.9
2014 405 27.9 14.5 43.7
2015 390 n/a n/a 45.4
2016 394 27.0 14.5 42.1
2017 378 27.4 13.7 42.3
2018 368 25.5 14.3 36.4
2019 354 23.8 14.8 42.4
2020 365 24.5 14.8 46
2021 272 21.9 12.3 33.8
2022 326 22.0 14.8 51.5
2023 349 26.0 13.4 48.7
2024 368 25.1 14.6 50.8

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 Horicon Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 506 26.8 18.8 7.9
1990 535 27.1 19.7 5.6
1991 567 26.7 21.2 7.4
1992 572 29.5 19.3 8.4
1993 558 30.9 18.1 8.8
1994 479 30.1 15.9 6.3
1995 499 28.6 17.4 6.8
1996 499 28.6 17.4 6.8
1997 482 29.4 16.4 8.7
1998 456 28.7 15.9 7.9
1999 458 28.7 16.0 14.8
2000 455 27.7 16.4 15.4
2001 414 26.6 15.6 15
2002 408 27.1 15.1 19.9
2003 408 27.1 15.1 19.9
2004 377 24.0 15.7 26.8
2005 354 23.8 14.9 n/a
2006 362 22.9 15.8 n/a
2007 349 21.3 16.4 28.4
2008 348 23.4 14.9 34.2
2009 335 22.3 15.0 35.5
2010 327 20.4 15.9 35.2
2011 362 22.5 16.0 47
2012 364 24.1 15.0 49.5
2013 359 23.7 15.0 40.9
2014 405 27.9 14.5 43.7
2015 390 n/a n/a 45.4
2016 394 27.0 14.5 42.1
2017 378 27.4 13.7 42.3
2018 368 25.5 14.3 36.4
2019 354 23.8 14.8 42.4
2020 365 24.5 14.8 46
2021 272 21.9 12.3 33.8
2022 326 22.0 14.8 51.5
2023 349 26.0 13.4 48.7
2024 368 25.1 14.6 50.8

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Horicon Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $422 (3.6%) $11,362 (96.4%) $11,784
2020 $605 (5.4%) $10,532 (94.6%) $11,137
2021 $1,312 (8.5%) $14,057 (91.5%) $15,369

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Horicon Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 159th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 102nd of 1067 Elementary schools
 5.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Horicon Elementary School)6651.7
 14.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Horicon School District)6651.7
 14.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Horicon Elementary School)6683.3
 17.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Horicon School District)6683.3
 17.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Horicon Elementary School)65.167.3
 2.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Horicon School District)65.167.3
 2.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Horicon Elementary School)60.569.2
 8.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Horicon School District)60.569.2
 8.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Horicon Elementary School)67.467.3
 0.1%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Horicon School District)67.467.3
 0.1%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Horicon Elementary School)62.873.1
 10.3%
   4th Grade Science (Horicon School District)62.873.1
 10.3%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Horicon Elementary School)54.259.5
 5.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Horicon School District)54.259.5
 5.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Horicon Elementary School)56.378.6
 22.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Horicon School District)56.378.6
 22.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students354349
 1.4%
African American612
 100%
American Indian33
Asian11
Hispanic2538
 52%
Pacific Islander00
White297266
 10.4%
Two or More Races2229
 31.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.4%48.7%
 6.3%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Horicon Elementary School

Students who attend Horicon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horicon Middle School
High : Horicon High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 368 students attended Horicon Elementary School.

Yes. Horicon Elementary School ranks in the top 9.3% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Students at Horicon Elementary School are 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.


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