Horizon School

Horizon School is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in WASHINGTON, Utah, run under Washington District, teacheing 626 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 27% above typical.

Across the 54 schools in Washington District (37,102 students total), Horizon School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Horizon School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Horizon School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 22% of students at Horizon School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Horizon School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,632 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Washington County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,356 students), of which Horizon School is one.

Majestic Fields School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Horizon School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 52.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Horizon School has grew 3%, going from 608 students in 2018 to 626 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 89% to 84%.

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