Overview of Horton Elem: Horton Elem is a public school situated in Horton, KS, which is in a remote rural environment. The learner population of Horton Elem is 201, and the school serves PK-4. At Horton Elem, 32% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 27% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 34%. The learner-teacher ratio is 10:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 53% female learners and 47% male learners. The school serves 62% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 20 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Horton Elem: At Horton Elem, 32% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 27% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and about the same in reading, according to this measure. In South Brown County, 27% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 30% tested above or at that level for math.

Horton Elem did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Kansas, 38% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 35% tested above or at that level for math.