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What's the most underrated thing about Horizon Honors Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
797
Elementary
STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORIZON COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER INC. (92620)·NCES 040092103428
Horizon Honors Elementary School
16233 S 48TH ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85048 · (480) 659-3100 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL797 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Arizona public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 133 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 37% smaller than its 6th grade class (133).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -5.0pp since 2017
Math
56.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -13.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 13 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 75.0% | 58.0% |
| 2018-19 | 85.0% | 71.0% |
| 2017-18 | 79.0% | 69.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Horizon Honors Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #175 of 1,072 ▲ 62 | #140 of 646 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #43 of 1,072 ▼ 1 | #39 of 646 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #223 of 930 | #136 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 797 | #122 of 1,223 | #94 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #598 of 991 | #368 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #142 of 1,007 | #98 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #665 of 721 | #425 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
797
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 797 | 45 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 823 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 820 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 802 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 821 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 812 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Honors Elementary School.
About Horizon Honors Elementary School
Horizon Honors Elementary School is a large elementary school in Arizona, located in PHOENIX. It is open to students in kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 797 students. It has 77% more students than the average for elementary schools in Arizona (about 451).
Horizon Honors Elementary School falls under Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (92620).
At Horizon Honors Elementary School, 53% of students are White. It is also 24% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 4% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Horizon Honors Elementary School scores 65%.
Horizon Honors Elementary School reported 45 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.7:1. Elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1, 0.8 fewer students per teacher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Horizon Honors Elementary School lands at A+, ahead of 97% of Arizona public elementary schools.
In Maricopa County, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students, including Horizon Honors Elementary School.
Horizon Honors Secondary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Horizon Honors Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. Horizon Honors Elementary School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment at Horizon Honors Elementary School was 802 in 2020-21 and 797 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The allk12 page for Horizon Honors Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Horizon Honors Secondary School0.0 mi · 678
- Kyrene del Milenio0.3 mi · 481
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- Kyrene De Los Lagos School1.7 mi · 458
- Mountain Pointe High School2.0 mi · 1,570
- Kyrene de las Manitas School2.1 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon Honors Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Horizon Honors Elementary School?
Horizon Honors Elementary School enrolls approximately 797 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Horizon Honors Elementary School serve?
Horizon Honors Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Horizon Honors Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Horizon Honors Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horizon Honors Elementary School?
At Horizon Honors Elementary School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Horizon Honors Elementary School public or private?
Horizon Honors Elementary School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (92620).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.