Horizon Middle School

Horizon Middle School is a big 6-8 campus in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, overseen by El Paso County Colorado School District 49. The school hosts 773 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 462 students each, so Horizon Middle School sits 67% above that benchmark.

Horizon Middle School is one of 31 schools operated by El Paso County Colorado School District 49, a district that hosts 25,689 students overall.

On demographics, Horizon Middle School lists that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 35% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of El Paso County's rate of about 42%.

With demographic context factored in, Horizon Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.9%; this one delivers 33.6%.

In the area at large, census data for El Paso County shows median household income runs about $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, El Paso County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), of which Horizon Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: James Irwin Elementary School - Canada Drive, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Horizon Middle School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 30.4%.

Horizon Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Horizon Middle School's enrollment has edged up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 746 (now 773). The White share of enrollment declined from 48% to 40% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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