Horizon Elementary School
934 Tenth Ave East
Jerome ID, 83338, Jerome County
Phone: 208-324-4841
Ranking: 
(309 out of 489, bottom 37%)*
(309 out of 489, bottom 37%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Jerome Joint School District 261
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 35 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 774 | 675 | 659 | 727 | 701 | 654 | 713 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 50 | 6.5% | 22 | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 5.1% | 28 | 4.0% | 29 | 4.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 188 | 24.3% | 147 | 21.8% | 168 | 25.5% | 164 | 22.6% | 182 | 26.0% | 155 | 23.7% | 160 | 22.4% |
| Grade 1: | 180 | 23.3% | 165 | 24.4% | 165 | 25.0% | 187 | 25.7% | 168 | 24.0% | 161 | 24.6% | 150 | 21.0% |
| Grade 2: | 179 | 23.1% | 170 | 25.2% | 172 | 26.1% | 169 | 23.2% | 170 | 24.3% | 154 | 23.5% | 150 | 21.0% |
| Grade 3: | 177 | 22.9% | 171 | 25.3% | 154 | 23.4% | 170 | 23.4% | 153 | 21.8% | 155 | 23.7% | 146 | 20.5% |
| Grade 4: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 107 | 15.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 419 | 54.1% | 360 | 53.3% | 336 | 51.0% | 366 | 50.3% | 357 | 50.9% | 327 | 50.0% | 355 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 355 | 45.9% | 315 | 46.7% | 323 | 49.0% | 361 | 49.7% | 336 | 47.9% | 319 | 48.8% | 354 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 432 | 55.8% | 362 | 53.6% | 332 | 50.4% | 334 | 45.9% | 319 | 45.5% | 325 | 49.7% | 344 | 48.2% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% |
| White: | 325 | 42.0% | 298 | 44.1% | 308 | 46.7% | 375 | 51.6% | 369 | 52.6% | 314 | 48.0% | 357 | 50.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 462 | 59.7% | 429 | 63.6% | 431 | 65.4% | 348 | 47.9% | 340 | 48.5% | 292 | 44.6% | 264 | 37.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 9.2% | 69 | 10.2% | 66 | 10.0% | 66 | 9.1% | 68 | 9.7% | 89 | 13.6% | 65 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.06 | 19.07 | 18.83 | 19.39 | 19.21 | 18.40 | 19.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 67.1% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 66.2% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 74.3% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 69.1% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 64.5% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 66.1% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.9% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 83.2% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 88.2% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 86.6% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 85.7% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 86.3% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 79.4% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 88% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 84% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 86.4% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 85.6% | 89.4% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 72.2% | 77.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 79.4% | 84.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 73.7% | 82.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 86.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 13.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 29.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $36,488.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,020.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,225.0 |
* Horizon Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.