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Horizon Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7210 Chouteau, Shawnee, KS 66227 · (913) 667-3535 · Part of De Soto Unified School District 232

Shawnee’s School Grade A better than 87% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
351
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Horizon Elementary

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Shawnee kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Shawnee kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Horizon ElementaryYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7210 Chouteau, Shawnee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten54
Grade 150
Grade 254
Grade 359
Grade 459
Grade 575
Enrollment over time
352’20
354’21
372’22
347’23
351’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Two or more races 8%Black 6%Hispanic 3%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Horizon Elementary from Shawnee families.

Other schools in De Soto Unified School District 232

The district →
Mize Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A+
474 students12:1
Clear Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A
461 students13:1
Riverview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A
441 students12:1
Prairie Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A+
431 students13:1
Starside Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · De Soto
A−
428 students11:1
Belmont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A+
381 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Shawnee’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.