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Enrollment
664
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURRAY DISTRICT·NCES 490060000771
Horizon School
5180 S 700 W, MURRAY, UT 84123 · (801) 264-7420 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL664 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Utah public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.3:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
332 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 33%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.4%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
48.9%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.4% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 45.1% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Horizon School
Horizon School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon School this school | 664 | 50.0% | 49.3% |
| Lincoln School LAYTON | 642 | 46.4% | 20.9% |
| Arcadia School TAYLORSVILLE | 433 | 43.9% | 16.2% |
| Midvalley School MIDVALE | 635 | 46.9% | 36.1% |
| South Kearns School KEARNS | 536 | 46.8% | 27.7% |
| Woodruff School LOGAN | 560 | 51.8% | 37.9% |
Matched among Utah 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 Horizon School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #254 of 562 | #70 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #239 of 578 ▲ 61 | #63 of 180 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #228 of 578 ▲ 42 | #65 of 180 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 664 | #124 of 613 | #33 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #252 of 556 | #84 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #41 of 559 | #39 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #129 of 582 | #44 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #363 of 388 | #130 of 133 |
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
664
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 742
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 | 664 | 32 | 20.8:1 | 50% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 614 | 32.1 | 19.1:1 | 48% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 29.7 | 19.9:1 | 39% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | N/A | N/A | 32% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 678 | N/A | N/A | 41% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | N/A | N/A | 46% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | 23 | 25.5:1 | 49% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 24 | 22.9:1 | 33% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 742 | 28 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon School.
About Horizon School
Horizon School serves students in MURRAY, Utah, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 664 students across kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Utah is about 491 students.
Murray District is the local district for Horizon School. It runs 11 schools with 5,678 students.
Horizon School's enrollment is 52% White. Other groups make up 32% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Pacific Islander. County-wide, 70% of Salt Lake County residents are White. By the diversity index, Horizon School comes in at 62%.
The teaching staff at Horizon School is 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 20.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1, higher than at this school. About 50% of students, or 332, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Salt Lake County averages 34%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Horizon School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Utah public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Horizon School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.3% and a predicted 35.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Salt Lake County show that median household income is about $97,494, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Horizon School is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County, which together enroll about 209,757 students.
Viewmont School is the public school closest to Horizon School, about 0.8 miles away. Horizon School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Horizon School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 49.3% versus a 39.5% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 650 in 2020-21 and 664 in 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Murray District
- Murray HighHigh · 1,364 students
- Hillcrest Jr HighMiddle · 696 students
- Riverview Jr HighMiddle · 614 students
- Parkside SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Viewmont SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Mcmillan SchoolElementary · 417 students
Other schools in MURRAY
- Utah Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,890 students
- Murray HighHigh · 1,364 students
- Hillcrest Jr HighMiddle · 696 students
- Riverview Jr HighMiddle · 614 students
- Parkside SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Viewmont SchoolElementary · 433 students
Other Horizon schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Horizon. Horizon School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Horizon SchoolWASHINGTON, UT · 626 students
- Horizon SchoolSARATOGA SPRINGS, UT · 166 students
- Horizon SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 856 students
- Horizon SchoolPewaukee, WI · 647 students
- HorizonLa Quinta, CA · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Viewmont School0.8 mi · 433
- Riverview Jr High0.9 mi · 614
- Plymouth School1.1 mi · 535
- Murray High1.2 mi · 1,364
- Hartvigsen School1.2 mi · 76
- Hillcrest Jr High1.4 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon SchoolHow many students attend Horizon School?
Horizon School enrolls approximately 664 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Horizon School serve?
Horizon School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Horizon School?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Horizon School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horizon School?
At Horizon School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Horizon School in?
Horizon School is part of Murray District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.