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Horizon Elementary

Q: Is Horizon Elementary a good school?

Horizon Elementary ranks 290 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Horizon Elementary is a public elementary school in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, serving 357 students in grades PK-5. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 30% of Wisconsin elementary schools, outperforming the Sun Prairie Area School District and the state in academic proficiency across core subjects.

Horizon Elementary's academic excellence is evident in its strong performance on the Forward Exam. In the 2024-2025 school year, 63.33% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 47.52% for the district and 52.14% for the state. The school also excelled in Mathematics, with 71.43% of 4th graders proficient or better, surpassing the district's 48.68% and the state's 53.96%. Horizon Elementary's standout performance extends to Social Studies, where 78% of 4th graders were proficient or better, outpacing the district's 62.29% and the state's 63.65%.

While Horizon Elementary serves a relatively more affluent student population, the school's performance is noteworthy across various student subgroups, including Asian, Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) students, in particular, rank in the top 7 Wisconsin elementary schools. Additionally, Horizon Elementary maintains low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.4% to 22.5% over the past few years, further contributing to its strong academic outcomes. Compared to nearby schools, such as Token Springs Elementary, Horizon Elementary consistently outperforms in core academic areas, making it a standout choice for families in the Sun Prairie Area School District.

345

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,847

Per pupil spending ?

25.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

625 N Heatherstone Dr
Sun Prairie, WI 53590

(608) 834-7900

District: Sun Prairie Area School District

Students who attend Horizon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Prairie View Middle
High:	Sun Prairie East High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

Asian:

14.8%

Hispanic:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (64% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (72nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg54%

290^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Elementary Schools in the Sun Prairie Area School District

266^th of 426Sun Prairie Area 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
2025	71.4	290 of 1044	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	142 of 1061	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	204 of 1067	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	203 of 1067	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	281 of 1050	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	173 of 1037	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	294 of 1025	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	68.0	327 of 1071	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.2	290 of 1075	73.0%	★★★★☆
2015	76.3	177 of 1076	83.6%	★★★★☆
2014	73.7	204 of 1061	80.8%	★★★★☆
2013	81.2	99 of 1053	90.6%	★★★★★
2012	65.8	366 of 1045	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.8	250 of 1046	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	71.2	253 of 1045	75.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.3	178 of 1030	82.7%	★★★★☆
2008	65.9	371 of 1021	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.7	252 of 689	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	20 of 116	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	20 of 123	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	50 of 116	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	33 of 110	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	22 of 106	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	27 of 122	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	24 of 107	77.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	7 of 255	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	13 of 269	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	77.5	23 of 249	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	69.3	50 of 275	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	91.9	12 of 287	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	278 of 1001	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	106 of 1011	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	158 of 1010	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	250 of 1017	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	227 of 1004	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	227 of 1002	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	324 of 997	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	141 of 322	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.4	42 of 331	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	463 of 870	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.8	116 of 866	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	265 of 871	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	353 of 859	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	370 of 847	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	152 of 874	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	384 of 854	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	321 of 1000	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.4	187 of 1012	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	234 of 1011	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	184 of 1017	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	262 of 1003	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	174 of 1002	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	257 of 997	74.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	29 of 113	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	27 of 96	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	24 of 67	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	466 of 802	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.5	114 of 790	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	231 of 770	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	49.6	333 of 748	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.2	563 of 746	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	336 of 742	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	198 of 721	72.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	187 of 718	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	120 of 727	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	170 of 715	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	233 of 704	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	222 of 699	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	146 of 718	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.1	342 of 686	50.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+25 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile~ school

White (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies78%+14 vs state

Mathematics65%+11 vs state

English Language Arts64%+12 vs state

Science52%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horizon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 N Heatherstone Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7900	345	29	11.7	25.5%	183 (53.0%)	29 (8.4%)	50 (14.5%)	51 (14.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.4%)	71.4	290^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.2%		81.4	142^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	86.6%	148	63.3	66.0	63.2	58.3	71.4	65.2	78.0	52.0	$13,847	$397	$13,449
Meadow View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 N Grand Ave	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-6624	401	36	11.2	33.4%	126 (31.4%)	61 (15.2%)	52 (13.0%)	99 (24.7%)	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	51 (12.7%)	59.7	463^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	55.7%		60	490^th of 1061 public elementary schools	53.8%	27	42.6	51.0	70.2	57.5	51.0	72.4	73.5	42.9	$13,396	$413	$12,982
Royal Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 Pennsylvania Ave	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7200	433	36	11.9	32.1%	229 (52.9%)	61 (14.1%)	34 (7.9%)	72 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.3%)	54.8	534^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.9%		75	233^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	78.0%	301	39.6	58.2	53.2	49.1	55.2	57.5	70.2	47.8	$12,431	$249	$12,182
Token Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1435 N Thompson Rd	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-6500	472	32	14.6	12.7%	371 (78.6%)	11 (2.3%)	28 (5.9%)	34 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	72.8	274^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.8%		68.3	350^th of 1061 public elementary schools	67.0%	76	69.8	53.1	66.3	62.8	67.2	72.5	79.7	53.1	$12,196	$363	$11,833
Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 O'Keeffe Ave	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 834-7700	394	36	10.8	43.9%	167 (42.4%)	105 (26.6%)	48 (12.2%)	26 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.2%)	34.7	773^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	26.0%		42.6	701^st of 1061 public elementary schools	33.9%	72	49.0	43.4	45.2	47.1	35.9	37.1	49.1	39.6	$15,162	$717	$14,445
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1320 Buena Vista Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 834-7500	434	48	9.0	66.1%	126 (29.0%)	129 (29.7%)	89 (20.5%)	27 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (14.1%)	15.1	906^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.2%		15.8	916^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.7%	10	28.0	16.7	50.0	32.0	18.2	26.7	28.8	16.9	$16,126	$1,378	$14,748
C H Bird Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1170 N Bird St	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 834-7300	333	39	8.6	44.1%	136 (40.8%)	73 (21.9%)	30 (9.0%)	39 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (15.9%)	16.8	895^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.3%		19.9	887^th of 1061 public elementary schools	16.4%	8	30.8	35.6	36.4	30.8	24.4	25.5	35.6	25.0	$15,220	$1,085	$14,135
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 W Klubertanz Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 834-7100	439	39	11.3	40.5%	239 (54.4%)	38 (8.7%)	81 (18.5%)	28 (6.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.9%)	34.4	777^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.6%		34.5	785^th of 1061 public elementary schools	26.0%	8	35.6	46.0	35.9	50.7	36.5	25.0	60.3	50.8	$14,374	$838	$13,536
Windsor Elementary	Public	K-3	4352 Windsor Rd	Windsor	53598	Dane County	De Forest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 842-6300	526	38	14.0	14.1%	418 (79.5%)	14 (2.7%)	29 (5.5%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.6%)								(n/a)	67.6			71.2					$11,706	$180	$11,527
Eastside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	661 Elizabeth Ln	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7400	408	32	12.8	23.8%	277 (67.9%)	15 (3.7%)	34 (8.3%)	42 (10.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.6%)	77.8	196^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.2%		75.8	221^st of 1061 public elementary schools	79.2%	25	64.1	74.3	60.5	64.1	73.0	61.8	81.1	73.0	$12,568	$386	$12,182

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon Elementary

What district is Horizon Elementary in?

Sun Prairie Area School District

How many students attend Horizon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Horizon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Elementary?

Students at Horizon Elementary are 53% White, 15% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is Horizon Elementary a good school?

Horizon Elementary ranks 290^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Horizon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Horizon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prairie View Middle
High : Sun Prairie East High

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