We are new to the system this year and have been pretty satisfied with the school - it's still early, the teachers have been very responsive to our requests for help with varying curriculum for our students where they are ahead in the material. We have not personally met the principal, but everyone
... Read more is very friendly and it has a small town feel in that people seem to know the students by name. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/01/08
I strongly disagree with the negative comments left below. Dr. Ricci is an excellent administrator who strictly enforces all guidelines from local as well as state departments of education. In reference to the office renovations the Madison City Schools that I have visited also have the office inaccesible
... Read more to the public. When Dr. Ricci was asked regarding this matter she stated that regulations required her to ensure safety and privacy of staff and personal information. She's always has been open to any questions that I have asked. I have had three children at Horizon Elementary and they have received awesome instruction. I am thrilled with the current teaching staff and administration. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/18/08
The posting about blocking off the office area is not exactly true. The office area has seats for parents and guests; however, parents and guests should have never been allowed to enter the office area where the secretary and office attendants sit. The office area that is not blocked off contains private
... Read more student and faculty information that should not be viewed by parents due to privacy laws, etc. There is no other elementary school in the Madison City School System with an open office area, so I am not sure why this is an issue. This open office area has been a concern long before Dr. Ricci came to this school. Dr. Ricci does take the safety of privacy of the students seriously. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/18/08
The teachers here are excellent for the most part. The principal however, Mrs. Ricci, is a very poor administrator. She is rude to parents, teachers, and students. She has blocked off the office to where no one can enter. It is not a friendly and open environment. She has changed the environment of the
... Read more school in a negative way. It is a shame to see what has happened to this school since she came. Again, the teachers do a great job but the principal needs to go! Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/17/08
My son just recently stared attending this school. He is in Kindergarden. We moved right after Thanksgiving break. At his previous school he had been coming home with frown faces every day. ( as you can guess thats really bad) You never really saw how much work he was doing and he could never tell you
... Read more what he had learned. I had mulitple parent teacher conferences with his teacher about him and nothing ever improved. He has been at this school now for several weeks and has done a complete 180. He has gone to almost everyday day he gets greens( great job) and he comes home with all this work he has done throughout the day or week and can tell you every day what he has been doing. He loves school again where by the time end left his old school you had to force him to go. I Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/03/08
My son was at Horizon for 4 years and my daughter is currently a student there. They have both enjoyed it. Great parent involvement, good PTA leadership, and caring, dedicated teachers. The only drawback is that this system (like or better than most in AL) only offers art 1/2 the year, once a week,
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Posted by a parent on 09/05/05
Horizon Elementary has been a great experience for our son. The teachers are excellent and the class sizes are small. I can't imagine my son getting a better education anywhere else.
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* In 2007-2008 Alabama used the Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test (ARMT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The ARMT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Alabama. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.
Student enrollment:
500
Students per teacher:
12
Full-time teachers:
41
Number of classrooms:
42
Arts
Art
Special Education
Early Childhood Special Needs, Gifted Students, Speech/Language Pathologists, Title I
Vocational Education
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specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Madison schools — Horizon Elementary School is located at 7855 Old Madison Pike, Madison AL 35758. 7855 Old Madison Pike is in the 35758 ZIP code in Madison, AL The school district for Horizon Elementary School is the Madison City School District. Horizon Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 6.
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