HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a moderately sized primary school in BOISE, Idaho, operated by BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT, works with 472 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 42% larger than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

Across the 52 schools in BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT (22,134 students total), HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 34% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Ada County's rate of about 34%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Ada County) records that median household earnings sit near $91,502, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Ada County's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students), HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

CARDINAL ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 24%, going from 618 students in 2018 to 472 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

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