Horn Elementary School is located at 600 Koser Avenue in University Heights and has an enrollment of approximately 360students in grades K-6. There is one class of students with special needs. A westside school, Horn students attend Northwest Junior High School and West High School.

The construction of Horn was completed in 1969 with an addition finished in 1976. There are five pods off the media center, each containing three classrooms. The pods were built with moveable partitions which facilitate flexible organizational structures.  New construction began in the summer of 2010 with permanent walls installed in two of the pods.  A new gym and the addition of six additional classrooms will be completed in 2011.

Horn is named after Dr. Ernest Horn who, from 1915 until 1952, was a Professor of Education at the University of Iowa. He was instrumental in the formation of the University of Iowa Laboratory School which served students from kindergarten through grade twelve. Dr. Horn's research was in the area of spelling and many consider him as the "Father of Spelling Research." Throughout his career he was known nationally for his work with John Dewey and for his research and writing about spelling.

Ernest Horn

Horn's basic purpose is to provide every student with an educational experience that promotes individual achievement, nourishes each student's feeling of self-worth, and helps all students develop an intrinsic motivation toward life-long learning.

The goals of the school are to:

• provide a caring learning environment,

• provide a learning environment in which children want to learn,

• recognize and respond to the differing needs of students,

• provide excellent teaching, and

• work together as a staff in teams.

The building is organized around three units: a primary unit which facilitates kindergarten through second grade teachers planning together, an intermediate unit where third and fourth grade teachers plan together, and an upper unit where cooperative planning is done by fifth and sixth grade teachers.

Last updated: Wednesday September 22, 2010

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