Horizon Honors Secondary School

Located at 16233 S 48TH ST, in PHOENIX, Arizona, Horizon Honors Secondary School is a middle-of-the-pack secondary school that works with 678 students (grades 7 through 12), overseen by Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (79264).

Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (79264) is the operating authority for Horizon Honors Secondary School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Horizon Honors Secondary School logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Horizon Honors Secondary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Horizon Honors Secondary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Horizon Honors Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Horizon Honors Secondary School.

The campus sits in an urban setting. Horizon Honors Secondary School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Horizon Honors Secondary School has stayed largely flat, going from 670 students in 2018 to 678 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 67% to 58%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.