Horizon School

Located in GLENDALE, Arizona, Horizon School is a large elementary school. Its enrollment is 856 students, spread over kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 451 students for elementary schools in Arizona.

In Glendale Elementary District (4271), 14 schools enroll a combined 8,580 students.

More than half of the students at Horizon School are Hispanic (60%). Beyond that, enrollment is 20% White, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Maricopa County overall, about 31% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.

The school's 44 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. Elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1, 2.5 fewer students per teacher than here.

For Maricopa County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 1,352 public schools in the county, enrolling about 725,139, Horizon School among them.

Apollo High School sits about 0.5 miles from Horizon School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES describes the area around Horizon School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Horizon School reported 575 students in 2020-21 and 856 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.5:1 to 19.4:1.

The allk12 page for Horizon School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.