NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL

Located at 3313 PARK RIDGE DRIVE, in NAMPA, Idaho, NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL is an expansive elementary school that educates 644 students (grades pre-K through 8), part of NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 94% above typical.

NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 14,141 students; NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL lists that 91% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest breaks down as 8% White. By comparison, Canyon County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Canyon County's rate of about 51%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Canyon County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,488 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Canyon County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,048 students), NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 55% since 2018, when it stood at 415 (now 644). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 77% to 91%.

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