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Horizon Elementary

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Horizon Elementary ranks 485 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

485^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Horizon Elementary is a PK–4 school in Plymouth, WI, serving 245 students in the Plymouth Joint School District, a small community in Sheboygan County. In 2025–2026, Horizon ranked 485th of 1,039 Wisconsin schools (53rd percentile, 3 stars), while its district ranked 135th of 432 (69th percentile, 3 stars). The school's standing has swung widely: it reached the 81st percentile in 2018–2019 and 78th in 2020–2021, dropped to the 33rd in 2024–2025, then recovered to the 53rd in 2025–2026.

Academically, Horizon sits in an unusual spot: it beats the state but trails its own district and its Plymouth peers. Across six Forward Exam subjects in 2025–2026, Horizon averaged roughly 58% proficient — above the state's about 55% but below the district's about 65% — and trailed the district in every subject except 4th-grade ELA. Within the district, Parkview Elementary (70th percentile, 4 stars) and Fairview Elementary (78th percentile, 4 stars) both rank higher. The 2025–2026 gains were real — 4th-grade science rose from 37.78% to 58.14% — but the school has not fully returned to its 2023–2024 levels in 4th-grade math, social studies, science, or 3rd-grade ELA.

Attendance is a genuine strength: chronic absenteeism was 9.5% in 2024–2025, below the district's 14.6% and the state's 17.3%, though higher than Parkview (6.5%) and Fairview (8.8%), and up from 1.4% in 2020–2021. Horizon spends $15,187 per student with a 12.8:1 student-teacher ratio — more generous than Parkview, Northview Elementary, and Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, yet that has not translated into higher rankings. The clearest warning signs are equity gaps: female students ranked in the 27th percentile while male students ranked 69th in 2025–2026, and special education effectiveness fell to the 5th percentile in 2024–2025. Locally, Horizon is mid-pack — stronger than the state average, not yet matching the top performers in its own district or region.

245

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,187

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

411 S Highland Ave
Plymouth, WI 53073-2534

(920) 892-2225

District: Plymouth Joint School District

Students who attend Horizon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Riverview Middle
High:	Plymouth High

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.5%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Wisconsin median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg65%

Wisconsin avg55%

485^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Plymouth Joint School District

135^th of 432Plymouth Joint School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	485 of 1039	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.8	701 of 1044	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	401 of 1061	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	469 of 1067	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	471 of 1067	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.7	236 of 1050	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	196 of 1037	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	509 of 1025	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.8	782 of 1071	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.3	672 of 1075	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.6	465 of 1076	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	82.5	97 of 1061	90.9%	★★★★★
2013	82.5	86 of 1053	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	79.4	85 of 1045	91.9%	★★★★★
2011	64.7	373 of 1046	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.1	217 of 1045	79.2%	★★★★☆
2009	81.2	78 of 1030	92.4%	★★★★★
2008	84.1	32 of 1021	96.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	721 of 986	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	751 of 1001	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	68.3	314 of 1011	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	278 of 1010	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	318 of 1017	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	294 of 1004	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	138 of 1002	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	337 of 997	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	354 of 848	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.5	637 of 870	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.4	361 of 866	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	431 of 871	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	210 of 859	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	132 of 847	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	98 of 874	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	45.6	486 of 854	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	303 of 989	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.0	580 of 1000	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.9	433 of 1012	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	608 of 1011	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	544 of 1017	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.2	166 of 1003	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	247 of 1002	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	40.7	682 of 997	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	764 of 802	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	478 of 790	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	394 of 770	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.9	125 of 748	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	207 of 746	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	32.4	510 of 721	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	396 of 697	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	545 of 718	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.5	406 of 704	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)69th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies63%-3 vs state

Science58%+5 vs state

English Language Arts57%+4 vs state

Mathematics57%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam 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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horizon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	411 S Highland Ave	Plymouth	53073	Sheboygan County	Plymouth Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 892-2225	245	19	12.8	35.9%	207 (84.5%)	4 (1.6%)	18 (7.3%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	57.8	485^th of 1039 public elementary schools	53.3%		41.8	701^st of 1044 public elementary schools	32.9%	216	52.8	60.5					61.1	53.5					62.8		58.1		$15,187	$352	$14,835
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Salem Dr	Plymouth	53073	Sheboygan County	Plymouth Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 892-2621	213	15	14.2	37.6%	184 (86.4%)	3 (1.4%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.0%)	75.7	233^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	77.6%		78.3	187^th of 1044 public elementary schools	82.1%	46	60.5	64.3					65.1	81.0					81.0		66.7		$16,363	$924	$15,439
Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Parkview Dr	Plymouth	53073	Sheboygan County	Plymouth Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 892-4076	252	19	12.9	27.0%	210 (83.3%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (13.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	70	311^th of 1039 public elementary schools	70.1%		75.5	226^th of 1044 public elementary schools	78.4%	85	74.4	52.4					87.2	57.1					69.1		64.3		$13,653	$481	$13,171
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	251 East Maple Street	Elkhart Lake	53020	Sheboygan County	Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 876-3307	359	26	14.0	21.2%	309 (86.1%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (7.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	86.1	81^st of 1039 public elementary schools	92.2%		91.9	19^th of 1044 public elementary schools	98.2%	62	84.8	87.1					82.6	58.1					80.7		77.4		$12,729	$469	$12,260
Sheboygan Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Alfred W Miley Ave	Sheboygan Falls	53085	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 467-7820	568	43	13.2	38.4%	438 (77.1%)	15 (2.6%)	44 (7.7%)	27 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (6.9%)	44.8	662^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	36.3%		52.3	561^st of 1044 public elementary schools	46.3%	101	51.1	35.7					55.3	47.1					64.3		49.4		$14,096	$789	$13,308
Kohler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Upper Rd	Kohler	53044	Sheboygan County	Kohler School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 803-7206	337	24	14.0	0.9%	252 (74.8%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.8%)	28 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	94	10^th of 1039 public elementary schools	99.0%		93.6	9^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.1%	1	89.4	90.6	80.6				91.5	90.6	76.1				94.3		88.7		$13,860	$296	$13,563
Northview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	902 Tyler Rd	Howards Grove	53083	Sheboygan County	Howards Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 565-4457	336	24	14.1	15.8%	295 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	61.1	430^th of 1039 public elementary schools	58.6%		77.8	197^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.1%	233	49.2	61.2					55.6	58.2					67.2		68.7		$12,054	$350	$11,704
Lincoln-Erdman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 N 50th St	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3595	394	26	15.1	45.9%	221 (56.1%)	8 (2.0%)	35 (8.9%)	99 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	72.1	284^th of 1039 public elementary schools	72.7%		75.9	220^th of 1044 public elementary schools	78.9%	64	52.2	58.2	61.4				62.3	78.2	70.2				80.0		74.6		$13,726	$694	$13,032
Lake Country Academy - Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4101 Technology Pkwy	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 208-3020	447	31	14.3	37.6%	261 (58.4%)	5 (1.1%)	120 (26.8%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	62.1	418^th of 1039 public elementary schools	59.8%		62.8	418^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.0%		65.3	61.2	76.0	54.2	62.5	66.7	57.1	59.2	50.0	43.8	58.3	60.4	71.4	75.0	57.1	62.5	$13,688	$208	$13,480
James Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2302 David Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3585	327	29	11.2	74.6%	131 (40.1%)	12 (3.7%)	66 (20.2%)	80 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.6%)	48.3	620^th of 1039 public elementary schools	40.3%		41.7	706^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.4%	86	53.1	64.7	40.8				49.0	49.0	57.1				60.8		41.2		$18,620	$1,472	$17,147

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Elementary?

Students at Horizon Elementary are 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Horizon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Horizon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Riverview Middle
High : Plymouth High

What district is Horizon Elementary in?

Plymouth Joint School District

How many students attend Horizon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended Horizon Elementary.

Is Horizon Elementary a good school?

Horizon Elementary ranks 485^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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