Welcome to Horizon Elementary!
Horizon proudly serves approximately 650 kindergarten through fifth grade students.
Horizon was built in 2001 and was the fourth elementary school in Johnston. The school building is also a source of pride for the Horizon community. It has amazing space available for students a beautiful library, two art studios, music rooms, a full sized gymnasium, and a lunchroom. All students in Johnston have their own iPad for technology usage at school.
Lindsey Cornwell is the principal at Horizon. She, along with a dedicated staff, are committed to students and work hard to ensure every student makes growth during the school year. There are 26 kindergarten through fifth grade homerooms at Horizon, where students spend their days reading, writing, creating, thinking, collaborating, problem-solving and experimenting.
Every student at Horizon goes to PE, art, music and library classes every week. In addition, students work with one of our school counselors on a frequent basis. The Extended Learning Program (ELP) serves our students requiring academic enrichment. There are reading support personnel to assist our students with reading/literacy skills. We also provide ESOL for our multilingual learners. In addition, special education programming is available for students who present unique learning needs.
We welcome you to visit our school! All visitors to the building will be directed to the front office to gain access to the school. Please call our office (515-986-1121) to arrange a visit.
