HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in Bismarck, North Dakota, HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a sizable junior high, operated by BISMARCK 1. It works with 1,124 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 453 students each, so HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 148% larger than that benchmark.

BISMARCK 1 comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 14,086 students; HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Native American, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL has 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Burleigh County runs at roughly 24%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Burleigh County indicate median household income runs about $86,851, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Burleigh County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,427 students), HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 9%: 1,034 students in 2018 compared to 1,124 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.