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Horizon Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Horizon Elementary serves 351 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in Shawnee, within the De Soto district, which SchoolDigger ranks 8th among 268 Kansas districts. Overall, Horizon’s 2025–26 test results are strong, but the most important caution is that third-grade results are notably weaker than fourth- and fifth-grade results.

Horizon compares favorably with the state, district and nearby-school averages, especially in Science. Its 2025–26 scores were 72% in ELA, 67% in Math and 75% in Science—26, 26 and 37 percentage points above state results, respectively, and 7, 6 and 17 points above district results. Compared with the ten nearby schools’ averages, Horizon was ahead by 3 points in ELA, 2 in Math and 7 in Science, but it was not the local leader across subjects. The grade-level picture is more mixed: third-grade ELA was 57%, below the district’s 71% and the lowest among the five nearby De Soto schools; third-grade Math was 54%, also below the district. Fourth-grade results were stronger, and fifth-grade Math reached 82%, the highest among nearby schools.

Over four reported years, ELA rose 11 percentage points, Math rose 3 and Science fell 3 overall, despite rebounding 16 points in the latest year. Horizon’s advantage over the state narrowed by 2 points in ELA, 7 in Math and 10 in Science between the first and latest reported years. SchoolDigger ranks Horizon 55th of 657 Kansas schools, at the 92nd percentile with five stars; its statewide percentile is in the middle of the nearby group. Its student-teacher ratio of 11.8 is the lowest among those schools, compared with their 13.3 average. The 2024–25 free/reduced-lunch rate was 20%, close to the nearby average of 20% and above the average for nearby De Soto schools of 14%; these figures describe context, not a cause of test results. One subgroup trend to watch is SchoolDigger’s male-student measure: it fell from the 98th percentile in 2020–21 to the 88th in 2025–26, while the overall school percentile moved from 96 to 92.

351

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,921

Per pupil spending ?

20.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

7210 Chouteau
Shawnee, KS 66227

(913) 667-3535

District: De Soto

Students who attend Horizon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mill Creek Middle School
High:	Mill Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.5%

Two or more races:

8.3%

African American:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (71% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Kansas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg61%

Kansas avg42%

55^th of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the De Soto

8^th of 268De Soto among Kansas 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	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	55 of 657	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	86.7	60 of 656	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	67 of 653	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	45 of 660	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	29 of 668	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	28 of 670	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	71 of 667	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	50 of 656	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	90.1	40 of 659	93.9%	★★★★★
2016	82.5	93 of 656	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	82.8	76 of 678	88.8%	★★★★☆
2013	82.3	30 of 668	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	79.4	31 of 660	95.3%	★★★★★
2011	73.2	134 of 631	78.8%	★★★★☆
2010	69.2	187 of 630	70.3%	★★★★☆
2009	59.3	306 of 621	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.3	364 of 614	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	93.8	3 of 74	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	40 of 585	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	50 of 591	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	86 of 591	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	32 of 574	94.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	41 of 546	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	79.7	53 of 533	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	22 of 546	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	73 of 594	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	95.2	15 of 605	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	56 of 586	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	70 of 575	87.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	61 of 313	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	58 of 306	81.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	37 of 576	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	82.4	71 of 576	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	74 of 579	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	41 of 584	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	16 of 596	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	33 of 587	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	78.0	87 of 592	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	70 of 574	87.8%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2023)96th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

Science75%+37 vs state

English Language Arts72%+26 vs state

Mathematics67%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)					KAP Mathematics (2026)					KAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horizon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7210 Chouteau	Shawnee	66227	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-3535	351	30	11.8	20.2%	279 (79.5%)	22 (6.3%)	12 (3.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	86.1	55^th of 657 public elementary schools	91.6%		86.7	60^th of 656 public elementary schools	90.9%	5	57.4	78.5	80.0		72.0	54.1	64.6	81.7		66.7	75.0	75.0	$14,921	$563	$14,358
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22405 Clear Creek Parkway	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-1800	431	34	12.6	7.4%	371 (86.1%)	12 (2.8%)	16 (3.7%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	91.4	23^rd of 657 public elementary schools	96.5%		92.8	19^th of 656 public elementary schools	97.1%	4	72.1	74.6	76.1		74.2	62.0	73.2	71.8		68.8	80.3	80.3	$14,953	$596	$14,358
Clear Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5815 Monticello Rd	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 422-8700	461	35	13.1	10.4%	390 (84.6%)	27 (5.9%)	15 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	89.7	36^th of 657 public elementary schools	94.5%		88.9	41^st of 656 public elementary schools	93.8%	5	70.6	67.7	82.8		73.6	64.7	60.6	78.2		67.7	78.2	78.2	$14,164	$476	$13,688
Mize Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 Mize Road	Shawnee	66227	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 441-0880	474	39	12.1	13.3%	378 (79.7%)	29 (6.1%)	27 (5.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.0%)	93.5	14^th of 657 public elementary schools	97.9%		90.4	30^th of 656 public elementary schools	95.4%	16	84.4	73.0	72.6		76.4	77.9	67.6	75.8		74.0	81.0	81.0	$14,352	$610	$13,742
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5805 Belmont Dr	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-1810	381	31	12.2	23.4%	268 (70.3%)	22 (5.8%)	40 (10.5%)	13 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	85.6	59^th of 657 public elementary schools	91.0%		75.7	132^nd of 656 public elementary schools	79.9%	73	69.7	73.3	64.0		68.7	65.8	66.7	65.3		65.9	62.7	62.7	$13,679	$657	$13,022
Canyon Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24001 W 97th Terr	Lenexa	66227	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7400	459	30	15.5	8.7%	360 (78.4%)	21 (4.6%)	30 (6.5%)	28 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	90.1	34^th of 657 public elementary schools	94.8%		95.1	11^th of 656 public elementary schools	98.3%	23	68.3	70.4	74.0		70.9	74.4	81.7	76.6		77.4	61.0	61.0	$13,428	$774	$12,653
Lenexa Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8650 Haven St	Lenexa	66219	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5700	292	22	13.5	39.7%	179 (61.3%)	29 (9.9%)	45 (15.4%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	73.7	149^th of 657 public elementary schools	77.3%		75.3	139^th of 656 public elementary schools	78.8%	10	60.0	70.6	65.9	55.8	62.7	51.4	57.1	50.0	52.3	52.6	59.5	59.5	$17,754	$835	$16,919
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21550 West 47th Street	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 441-0808	441	36	12.1	14.3%	338 (76.6%)	22 (5.0%)	32 (7.3%)	21 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	80.7	91^st of 657 public elementary schools	86.1%		85.2	73^rd of 656 public elementary schools	88.9%	18	68.6	71.4	69.4		69.8	50.0	71.4	51.8		57.3	63.5	63.5	$13,546	$448	$13,098
Manchester Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9810 Prairie Creek Rd	Lenexa	66220	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7540	616	38	16.0	5.5%	475 (77.1%)	28 (4.5%)	57 (9.3%)	28 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	91	27^th of 657 public elementary schools	95.9%		90.1	32^nd of 656 public elementary schools	95.1%	5	73.6	73.7	77.2		74.8	63.7	78.8	75.2		73.2	64.4	64.4	$11,280	$485	$10,795
Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15600 W 83rd St	Lenexa	66219	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-3500	400	30	13.3	19.0%	293 (73.3%)	25 (6.3%)	35 (8.8%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	85.4	61^st of 657 public elementary schools	90.7%		85.8	67^th of 656 public elementary schools	89.8%	6	65.1	50.0	77.6	75.9	67.2	68.2	61.1	69.0	70.4	67.2	81.0	81.0	$15,014	$502	$14,512

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon Elementary

What schools do graduates of Horizon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Horizon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mill Creek Middle School
High : Mill Valley High School

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Elementary?

Students at Horizon Elementary are 79% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is Horizon Elementary a good school?

Yes. Horizon Elementary ranks in the top 8.4% of Kansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Horizon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Horizon Elementary.

What district is Horizon Elementary in?

De Soto

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