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Horizon Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Horizon Elementary School is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Madison City, Alabama, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 568 students. The school has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Alabama, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming state and district averages in academic performance.

Horizon Elementary School's exceptional academic achievements are particularly noteworthy in English Language Arts, where proficiency rates range from 83.51% to 87.04% for 3rd to 5th grades, significantly higher than the state average of 60.93% to 67.41%. The school's Mathematics proficiency rates, ranging from 63.89% to 68.27% for 3rd to 5th grades, also exceed the state average of 39.31% to 45.47%. Additionally, the school's 4th-grade Science proficiency rate of 62.24% is higher than the state average of 42.61%. Horizon Elementary School's strong performance extends across diverse student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as students with special needs.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Madison City School District, Horizon Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers in academic metrics, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. The school's commitment to equity and inclusion is also evident in its ability to support the academic success of students from various socioeconomic backgrounds. While the school's performance for low-socioeconomic status students is slightly lower than its overall performance, it still ranks in the top 150 in the state for this subgroup, demonstrating the school's dedication to providing a high-quality education for all students.

567

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,400

Per pupil spending ?

33.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7855 Old Madison Pike
Madison, AL 35758

(256) 464-3614

District: Madison City

Students who attend Horizon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Discovery Middle School
High:	Bob Jones High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.4%

African American:

22.9%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (74% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Alabama elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

Alabama avg52%

58^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Madison City

11^th of 135Madison City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	58 of 680	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	44 of 684	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	41 of 680	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	22 of 687	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	41 of 692	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	36 of 681	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	45 of 680	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	27 of 688	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	96.5	18 of 691	97.4%	★★★★★
2015	98.2	13 of 691	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	96.4	13 of 695	98.1%	★★★★★
2013	80.2	42 of 696	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	81.7	51 of 696	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	76.9	104 of 709	85.3%	★★★★☆
2010	77.1	105 of 704	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	81.7	64 of 696	90.8%	★★★★★
2008	77.6	101 of 698	85.5%	★★★★☆
2007	74.9	139 of 698	80.1%	★★★★☆
2006	81.5	76 of 689	89.0%	★★★★☆
2005	80.3	89 of 688	87.1%	★★★★☆
2004	85.3	52 of 623	91.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	63 of 427	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	36 of 420	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	37 of 427	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	68.5	89 of 426	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	47 of 426	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	57 of 426	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	47 of 423	88.9%	★★★★☆
2017	82.4	29 of 336	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	45 of 649	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	43 of 650	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	43 of 645	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	16 of 656	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	24 of 656	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	68 of 646	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	47 of 640	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	21 of 639	96.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	96.9	2 of 196	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	3 of 184	98.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	90 of 660	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	84 of 670	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	226 of 623	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	236 of 651	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.8	78 of 653	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	65 of 649	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	83 of 651	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	84.7	42 of 567	92.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	71 of 651	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	58 of 655	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	38 of 649	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	37 of 669	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	55 of 669	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	13 of 650	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	38 of 650	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	93.3	31 of 639	95.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	5 of 97	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	72.8	20 of 82	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	7 of 70	90.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	11 of 403	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	68.0	85 of 395	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	49 of 373	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	45 of 398	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	94.1	13 of 392	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	22 of 344	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	76.3	34 of 280	87.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	52 of 532	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	41 of 535	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	36 of 528	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	18 of 540	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	56 of 539	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	35 of 529	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	49 of 508	90.4%	★★★★★
2017	92.2	26 of 369	93.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2024)99th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English85%+21 vs state

Mathematics65%+23 vs state

Science62%+20 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 27, 2016

The school administrator is non-responsive and appears detached from parents and students which seems to be a trend that then is expanded to the remainder of the staff. Teachers overall support is mediocre. It's not my favorite school due mostly to the lack of communication which appears to be an afterthought most of the time. The information needed for children to succeed needs to flow to and from parents in a pleasant and helpful manner. This school appears to have some real problems with communication of important!!!!! information in a timely manner from the very beginning of the school year to the end.This is not an opinion. It is from talking to parents and listening to the students. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horizon Elementary School	Public	K-5	7855 Old Madison Pike	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 464-3614	567	39	14.7	33.3%	297 (52.4%)	130 (22.9%)	51 (9.0%)	32 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.5%)	88.8	58^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.5%		90.7	44^th of 684 public elementary schools	93.6%	14	63.9	64.3	68.3	62.2	87.0	83.5	85.6	$10,400	$1,234	$9,137
MidTown Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Coefer Boulevard	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 837-1189	1,097	63	17.4	28.9%	556 (50.7%)	276 (25.2%)	97 (8.8%)	76 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (8.2%)	85.6	79^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.4%		87.5	71^st of 684 public elementary schools	89.6%	8	63.2	67.4	52.2	67.4	87.1	82.8	77.7	$11,036	$1,104	$9,903
Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	17 College St	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 772-9255	603	39	15.4	27.4%	305 (50.6%)	114 (18.9%)	51 (8.5%)	64 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.3%)	87.2	71^st of 680 public elementary schools	89.6%		85.8	78^th of 684 public elementary schools	88.6%	7	64.8	61.4	75.9	61.8	83.0	76.2	86.1	$11,034	$1,173	$9,832
Rainbow Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Nance Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 824-8106	725	47	15.4	26.2%	432 (59.6%)	119 (16.4%)	73 (10.1%)	46 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.3%)	87.8	65^th of 680 public elementary schools	90.4%		88.3	66^th of 684 public elementary schools	90.4%	1	68.9	54.8	73.7	62.6	86.4	78.1	87.9	$10,881	$1,430	$9,423
Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	847 Mill Road	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 774-4690	965	59	16.2	24.6%	522 (54.1%)	171 (17.7%)	97 (10.1%)	90 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	81 (8.4%)	87.9	64^th of 680 public elementary schools	90.6%		89.2	62^nd of 684 public elementary schools	90.9%	2	72.7	69.9	58.1	62.9	87.2	76.9	82.2	$9,909	$1,191	$8,688
Columbia Elementary School	Public	K-5	667 Balch Road	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 430-2751	701	50	14.1	25.1%	383 (54.6%)	114 (16.3%)	68 (9.7%)	73 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.8%)	86	78^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.5%		90.1	52^nd of 684 public elementary schools	92.4%	26	67.9	61.9	72.6	59.0	81.1	76.5	81.7	$9,802	$675	$9,099
Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Chalkstone Street	Huntsville	35806	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7125	1,152	54	21.3	59.2%	114 (9.9%)	812 (70.5%)	97 (8.4%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	108 (9.4%)	22	528^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.4%		26.6	505^th of 684 public elementary schools	26.2%	23	27.8	19.6	26.9	20.5	47.1	39.5	56.9	$7,858	$880	$6,977
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	11775 County Line Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 772-2075	869	51	17.0	25.5%	454 (52.2%)	165 (19.0%)	72 (8.3%)	109 (12.5%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	62 (7.1%)	94.1	21^st of 680 public elementary schools	96.9%		95.4	19^th of 684 public elementary schools	97.2%	2	69.7	83.7	75.1	77.9	86.9	88.3	91.0	$9,498	$1,114	$8,355
Morris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Bob Wallace Ave SW	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7340	532	30	18.0	71.2%	53 (10.0%)	263 (49.4%)	172 (32.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.6%)	12.2	619^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.0%		12.7	603^rd of 684 public elementary schools	11.8%	16	29.2	15.4	6.0	12.8	41.1	33.3	45.5	$8,314	$1,925	$6,388
Ridgecrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 Cerro Vista Street SW	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7380	463	30	15.4	69.8%	47 (10.2%)	127 (27.4%)	265 (57.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	18.6	557^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.1%		15.9	577^th of 684 public elementary schools	15.6%	20	37.8	21.3	10.8	18.0		34.5		$9,463	$2,004	$7,457

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Elementary School?

Students at Horizon Elementary School are 52% White, 23% African American, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian.

What district is Horizon Elementary School in?

Madison City

Is Horizon Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Horizon Elementary School ranks in the top 8.5% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Horizon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Horizon Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Horizon Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Discovery Middle School
High : Bob Jones High School

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