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Alumni: what's one memory from NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
644
Elementary
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 160234000941
NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL
3313 PARK RIDGE DRIVE, NAMPA, ID 83616 · (208) 468-4619 · Canyon County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Idaho public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
466 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 345% larger than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 44% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
32.2%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL this school | 644 | 72.4% | N/A |
| HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER CALDWELL | 512 | 66.4% | N/A |
| SACAJAWEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CALDWELL | 362 | 73.5% | N/A |
| SUMMIT ELEMENTARY JEROME | 460 | 75.0% | N/A |
| LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY CALDWELL | 348 | 73.9% | N/A |
| HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JEROME | 486 | 66.3% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Canyon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #268 of 323 | #21 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #268 of 319 | #23 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #17 of 393 | #8 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #146 of 295 | #20 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #284 of 296 | #35 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #29 of 328 | #7 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +55.2% | #1 of 70 | #1 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
644
+115 (+22%) vs 2020
+102% since 2010-11, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 644 | 36.7 | 17.6:1 | 72% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 655 | 35.3 | 18.5:1 | 70% (456) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 33.5 | 18.2:1 | 63% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 46% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 24.5 | 16.9:1 | 68% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 19 | 21.8:1 | 61% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 15 | 21.3:1 | 54% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 55% (415 to 644); teachers up 50% (24.5 to 36.7).
About NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL
NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL is a large elementary school with its address in NAMPA, Idaho. A federal count lists 644 students at the school, in pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Idaho) has about 332 students.
NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT (25 schools, 14,141 students) runs NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL.
Most students at NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL are Hispanic: 91% of enrollment. The remaining students are 8% White. Census figures show Canyon County is about 26% Hispanic. By the diversity index, NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL comes in at 16%.
A ratio of 17.6:1 comes from the school's 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Idaho have a similar average ratio of 18.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 72% in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Canyon County is 51%.
NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Idaho public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Census estimates describe Canyon County this way: median household income is about $76,488, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 83 public schools in Canyon County, with a combined enrollment of about 44,048.
LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL is the public school closest to NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL, about 0.8 miles away. NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
The student count in 2024-25 was 644, 22% above the 529 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 16.5:1 to 17.6:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Canyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
250,790
Census ACS
Median income
$76,488
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
44,048 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NAMPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,288 students
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,165 students
- SKYVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,146 students
- LONE STAR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 927 students
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 836 students
- EAST VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 754 students
Other schools in NAMPA
- RIDGEVUE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,640 students
- IDAHO ARTS CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,395 students
- NAMPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,288 students
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,165 students
- SKYVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,146 students
- LONE STAR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 927 students
Nearby schools
- LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL0.8 mi · 311
- REAGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 586
- LIBERTY CHARTER SCHOOL1.4 mi · 398
- VICTORY CHARTER SCHOOL1.4 mi · 380
- EAST VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 754
- UNION HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOLHow large is NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL?
NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 644 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL serve?
NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL have?
NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL?
At NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 8% White, 91% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL?
NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL is overseen by NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Canyon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.