1
Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Horizon Science Academy Lorain?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
839
Combined
STATE 712
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY LORAIN·NCES 390136505544
Horizon Science Academy Lorain
760 Tower Blvd, Lorain, OH 44052 · (440) 282-4277 · Lorain County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED22-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL839 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Ohio public K-12 schools
- B+Test 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.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
52 FTE teachers
STATE 25.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 36 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (67).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.3pp since 2021
Math
29.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.7% | 30.5% |
| 2022-23 | 47.3% | 27.8% |
| 2021-22 | 41.7% | 25.9% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
839
+39 (+5%) vs 2020
+337% since 2010-11, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 839 | 52 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 815 | 51.3 | 15.9:1 | 78% (635) |
| 2022-23 | 829 | 54.1 | 15.3:1 | 76% (634) |
| 2020-21 | 800 | 46 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 679 | 53 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 50 | 12.6:1 | 89% (557) |
| 2010-11 | 192 | 15 | 12.8:1 | 84% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Science Academy Lorain.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (679 to 839); teachers down 2% (53 to 52).
About Horizon Science Academy Lorain
Federal records list Horizon Science Academy Lorain as a combined-grade school in Lorain, Ohio. The school counts 839 students across kindergarten through 12.
In federal data, the district for Horizon Science Academy Lorain is the school itself.
A majority of students at Horizon Science Academy Lorain, 51%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 20% Black, 18% White, and 11% multiracial. Lorain County's residents are about 11% Hispanic, 40 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Horizon Science Academy Lorain belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Federal data list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers at Horizon Science Academy Lorain in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.1:1. The average ratio among combined schools in Ohio is 25.8:1, higher than at this school.
allk12 grades Horizon Science Academy Lorain a B. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Lorain County, median household income is about $73,347, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Lorain County number 92 and enroll about 42,516.
General Johnnie Wilson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Horizon Science Academy Lorain in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Horizon Science Academy Lorain is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 800 to 839. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.4 to 16.1 over 4 years.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lorain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,129
Census ACS
Median income
$73,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lorain
- Lorain High SchoolHigh · 1,773 students
- Vincent Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Durling Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- General Johnnie Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 439 students
- Larkmoor Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Southview Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
Nearby schools
- General Johnnie Wilson Middle School0.6 mi · 439
- Garfield Elementary School0.6 mi · 259
- Washington Elementary School0.7 mi · 287
- Durling Middle School0.9 mi · 448
- Lorain Preparatory High School0.9 mi · 109
- New Beginnings1.0 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon Science Academy LorainHow many students attend Horizon Science Academy Lorain?
Horizon Science Academy Lorain enrolls approximately 839 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Horizon Science Academy Lorain serve?
Horizon Science Academy Lorain serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Horizon Science Academy Lorain have?
Horizon Science Academy Lorain employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Horizon Science Academy Lorain?
Horizon Science Academy Lorain reports a student body of 18% White, 51% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Horizon Science Academy Lorain?
Horizon Science Academy Lorain is overseen by Horizon Science Academy Lorain in Lorain County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.