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Horizon Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Horizon Elementary is a public elementary school located in Shawnee, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with 347 students. It is part of the De Soto school district, which is ranked 12th out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horizon Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Kansas, with a statewide ranking between 28-71 over the past several years. The school's performance on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) tests is exceptional, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the De Soto district and the state of Kansas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Horizon Elementary had 72% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 61.14% for the De Soto district and 44.47% for the state. Horizon Elementary also has a strong performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students with low socioeconomic status, ranking among the top in the state for these subgroups.

While Horizon Elementary outperforms the nearby Riverview Elementary, Prairie Ridge Elementary, Clear Creek Elementary, and Mize Elementary in the De Soto district, the nearby schools in the Shawnee Mission and Olathe districts, such as Christa McAuliffe Elementary, Canyon Creek Elementary, and Lenexa Hills Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance and are competitive with Horizon Elementary.

351

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,632

Per pupil spending ?

20.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (65% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Kansas elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg60%

Kansas avg42%

60^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the De Soto

12^th of 264De 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
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
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
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
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
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)

Male (2021)98th percentile~ school

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

Female (2021)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

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

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+28 vs state

Mathematics66%+27 vs state

Science59%+18 vs state

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Schools Near Horizon Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	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%)	86.7	60^th of 656 public elementary schools	90.9%		86.4	67^th of 653 public elementary schools	89.7%	7	80.9	74.6	62.8		72.0	61.9	67.8	66.7		65.5	59.0	59.0	$14,632	$1,302	$13,330
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%)	92.8	19^th of 656 public elementary schools	97.1%		92.8	23^rd of 653 public elementary schools	96.5%	4	79.4	64.7	84.1		76.6	75.0	65.2	75.6		72.1	80.5	80.5	$13,487	$1,102	$12,386
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%)	88.9	41^st of 656 public elementary schools	93.8%		93	21^st of 653 public elementary schools	96.8%	20	72.3	81.3	78.3		77.0	51.5	78.8	63.9		63.7	71.1	71.1	$12,246	$969	$11,278
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%)	90.4	30^th of 656 public elementary schools	95.4%		90.9	36^th of 653 public elementary schools	94.5%	6	77.9	71.7	68.7		72.6	75.3	70.7	66.3		70.6	65.1	65.1	$14,168	$1,182	$12,986
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%)	75.7	132^nd of 656 public elementary schools	79.9%		83.5	82^nd of 653 public elementary schools	87.4%	50	63.8	60.8	61.0		61.8	63.8	60.3	53.3		59.2	51.7	51.7	$13,773	$1,477	$12,295
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%)	95.1	11^th of 656 public elementary schools	98.3%		89.7	45^th of 653 public elementary schools	93.1%	34	82.4	68.0	83.5		77.9	85.3	71.1	79.7		78.5	82.3	82.3	$13,041	$676	$12,365
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%)	75.3	139^th of 656 public elementary schools	78.8%		76	119^th of 653 public elementary schools	81.8%	20	55.3	59.5	60.0	65.7	60.0	57.9	42.9	65.0	60.0	56.1	60.0	60.0	$15,210	$936	$14,274
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%)	85.2	73^rd of 656 public elementary schools	88.9%		77.7	114^th of 653 public elementary schools	82.5%	41	82.7	70.2	68.8		73.6	72.4	59.5	55.0		62.1	57.5	57.5	$12,416	$1,060	$11,355
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%)	90.1	32^nd of 656 public elementary schools	95.1%		90.3	40^th of 653 public elementary schools	93.9%	8	70.3	72.6	75.0		72.6	69.7	72.3	76.8		72.9	60.5	60.5	$10,599	$543	$10,056
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%)	85.8	67^th of 656 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.7	44^th of 653 public elementary schools	93.3%	23	57.4	70.0	67.9	76.7	68.3	59.3	72.9	61.1	68.3	65.6	67.3	67.3	$13,748	$578	$13,170

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon Elementary

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.

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

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

Is Horizon Elementary a good school?

Yes. Horizon Elementary ranks in the top 9.1% of Kansas elementary schools.

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