Our School

Who We Are:

Horizon Elementary School is part of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation, which is recognized as the premier school district in northern Indiana with a reputation for excellence. P-H-M is among Indiana’s top performing public school corporations, ranking in the Top 4% of ILEARN student performance and Penn High School’s graduation rate is 97.3%.

Horizon’s third graders achieved a perfect 100% IREAD pass rate in 2025, improving from 95.3% in 2024. With 115 students tested—the most of any Indiana school to achieve a perfect score—Horizon ranks as the state’s highest-performing school for both participation and success!

Horizon has also earned the distinction of being ranked Indiana’s #37 for Public Elementary Schools by U.S. News & World Report (Data is based on the 2021–2022, 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 school years) Click here to learn more.

Horizon Elementary School offers a vibrant show choir program that gives students the opportunity to shine through regular holiday-themed performances that bring music, joy, and school spirit to the community. Click to see examples.

Our staff of compassionate and engaged teachers receive ongoing professional development.

We are a 1:1 Technology district, which means that every student at Horizon, as well as every student in the P-H-M school district, has access to their own Chromebook that they use every day in the classroom (kindergartners use iPads). 

We are the Suns and our school colors are purple and yellow. Our culture is captured in our school motto, which is “Going Above and Beyond.” One way our school lives out this practice is through school service projects. Click here for example. 

Mission Statement

“The Horizon School Community is committed to educating all children to be responsible for their actions, respectful of others and lifelong learners.”

History

Horizon Elementary School is a beautiful, state-of-the-art facility, which opened in the fall of 1995. The school shares a 37-acre campus with Discovery Middle School.

Grades: K-5

Click here for most recent IDOE performance report.

Horizon students will attend Discovery Middle School and Penn High School.

Special Facilities/Resources

• Early Learning Academy Preschool Program
• Kids Club (before and after school care)
• Occupational/Physical Therapy/Sensory Room
• Minds in Motion Room
• Parent Workroom
• Outdoor Environmental Learning Center 
• Playgrounds and activity areas
• Separate driveways for buses and parents
• Project Activity Rooms
• TV Broadcast Studio

Activities

• Academic competitions including the P-H-M Spell Bowl; Wordmaster Competition; Continental Math League; First Lego League; and Science Fair
• Art-Rageous Art Club & In-Class Lessons
• Book Fairs
• Intramural Sports
• Running Club
• Media Club
• Drama Club