Horizon Elementary Primary School
5905 North West 100th St
Johnston IA, 50131, Polk County
Phone: 515-986-1121
Ranking: (7 out of 696, top 1%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Johnston Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 41 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 37 | |||||||
Total Students: | 701 | 727 | 681 | 699 | 681 | 610 | 570 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 106 | 15.1% | 115 | 15.8% | 109 | 16.0% | 117 | 16.7% | 126 | 18.5% | 110 | 18.0% | 107 | 18.8% |
Grade 1: | 117 | 16.7% | 118 | 16.2% | 109 | 16.0% | 114 | 16.3% | 97 | 14.2% | 111 | 18.2% | 92 | 16.1% |
Grade 2: | 117 | 16.7% | 117 | 16.1% | 121 | 17.8% | 98 | 14.0% | 114 | 16.7% | 92 | 15.1% | 93 | 16.3% |
Grade 3: | 108 | 15.4% | 124 | 17.1% | 111 | 16.3% | 115 | 16.5% | 96 | 14.1% | 95 | 15.6% | 103 | 18.1% |
Grade 4: | 131 | 18.7% | 127 | 17.5% | 115 | 16.9% | 104 | 14.9% | 103 | 15.1% | 110 | 18.0% | 72 | 12.6% |
Grade 5: | 122 | 17.4% | 121 | 16.6% | 109 | 16.0% | 111 | 15.9% | 109 | 16.0% | 72 | 11.8% | 92 | 16.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 347 | 49.5% | 353 | 48.6% | 328 | 48.2% | 353 | 50.5% | 343 | 50.4% | 299 | 49.0% | 279 | 48.9% |
Female: | 354 | 50.5% | 374 | 51.4% | 353 | 51.8% | 346 | 49.5% | 338 | 49.6% | 303 | 49.7% | 287 | 50.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 69 | 9.8% | 68 | 9.4% | 65 | 9.5% | 58 | 8.3% | 51 | 7.5% | 30 | 4.9% | 33 | 5.8% |
Hispanic: | 44 | 6.3% | 44 | 6.1% | 43 | 6.3% | 22 | 3.1% | 20 | 2.9% | 11 | 1.8% | 16 | 2.8% |
Black: | 18 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.3% | 20 | 2.9% | 11 | 1.6% | 15 | 2.5% | 11 | 1.9% |
White: | 547 | 78.0% | 580 | 79.8% | 542 | 79.6% | 582 | 83.3% | 575 | 84.4% | 552 | 90.5% | 508 | 89.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 22 | 3.1% | 17 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.2% | 15 | 2.1% | 20 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 81 | 11.6% | 72 | 9.9% | 72 | 10.6% | 68 | 9.7% | 44 | 6.5% | 50 | 8.2% | 35 | 6.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 1.9% | 21 | 2.9% | 15 | 2.2% | 26 | 3.7% | 21 | 3.1% | 17 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.21 | 17.70 | 17.58 | 18.16 | 18.08 | 15.60 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.14% | 91.90% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.86% | 93.27% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.18% | 90.81% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.43% | 92.83% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.89% | 90.02% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.25% | 92.44% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.79% | 89.14% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.83% | 90.28% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.06% | 93.44% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.69% | 93.36% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.10% | 88.18% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.27% | 90.04% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 46.9% | 69.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 53.1% | 30.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.9% | 12.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.1% | 87.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,018.0 | $42,345.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,201.0 | $34,028.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,487.0 | $43,492.0 |
* Horizon Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.