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Horizon School
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AASA 2024-25 . % Passing7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Horizon School
Horizon School operates as a substantial elementary school in GLENDALE, Arizona, operated by Glendale Elementary District (4271). Current enrollment sits at 856 students spanning grades K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Horizon School sits 90% bigger than that benchmark.
Within Glendale Elementary District (4271), which oversees 14 schools and 8,580 students, Horizon School is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Horizon School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 20% White, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Horizon School higher than the state norm the norm.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Horizon School is one campus in the mix.
Apollo High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Horizon School.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Over the past 7-year window. Horizon School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 838 (now 856). Over the same period, the White share declined from 34% to 20%.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Horizon School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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