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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Horizon School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
626
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON DISTRICT·NCES 490114001133
Horizon School
1970 S ARABIAN WAY, WASHINGTON, UT 84780 · (435) 652-4781 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL626 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
138 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
59.1%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
66.9%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.1% | 66.9% |
| 2023-24 | 58.2% | 63.6% |
% 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
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 (63.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon School this school | 626 | 22.0% | 63.1% |
| Riverside School Washington | 610 | 21.3% | 56.4% |
| Foothill School OREM | 537 | 21.0% | 75.9% |
| Heritage School NIBLEY | 724 | 20.9% | 67.8% |
| Sego Lily School LEHI | 625 | 18.9% | 63.2% |
| Reagan Academy SPRINGVILLE | 683 | 23.1% | 52.6% |
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 Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #84 of 562 | #3 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #57 of 578 ▲ 35 | #3 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #79 of 578 ▲ 38 | #3 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 626 | #161 of 613 | #5 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #333 of 556 | #22 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.7% | #445 of 559 | #21 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #382 of 582 | #23 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #99 of 128 | #4 of 8 |
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
626
+106 (+20%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 629
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 | 626 | 29 | 21.6:1 | 22% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 29 | 20.0:1 | 26% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 28 | 19.3:1 | 23% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | N/A | N/A | 24% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | N/A | N/A | 24% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | N/A | N/A | 29% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 27 | 23.3:1 | 29% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon School.
About Horizon School
Horizon School is a medium-sized elementary school found in WASHINGTON, Utah. The school's 626 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Utah average about 491 students each.
Washington District has 37,102 students spread across 54 schools.
About 84% of the student body at Horizon School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. The White share in Washington County as a whole is similar, at about 85%. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at Horizon School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 21.6:1. That matches the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 22%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Horizon School falls in the middle 80% of Utah schools: 63.1% actual against 49.0% predicted.
Census estimates describe Washington County this way: the median household income is $80,632, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Horizon School, Washington County has 64 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Majestic Fields School, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 63.1% is above the 52.1% average for nearby schools.
Horizon School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is up 20% from 2020-21, when Horizon School had 520 students, to 2024-25, when it had 626.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
196,431
Census ACS
Median income
$80,632
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington District
- Utah Online K8Elementary · 2,693 students
- Utah Online 7-12High · 1,547 students
- Crimson Cliffs HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Snow Canyon HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Dixie HighHigh · 1,263 students
- Desert Hills HighHigh · 1,241 students
Other schools in WASHINGTON
- Crimson Cliffs HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Crimson Cliffs MiddleHigh · 933 students
- Washington Fields IntermediateMiddle · 913 students
- Majestic Fields SchoolElementary · 732 students
- Riverside SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Coral Canyon SchoolElementary · 558 students
Other Horizon schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Horizon. Horizon School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Horizon SchoolMURRAY, UT · 664 students
- Horizon SchoolSARATOGA SPRINGS, UT · 166 students
- Horizon SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 856 students
- Horizon SchoolPewaukee, WI · 647 students
- HorizonLa Quinta, CA · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Majestic Fields School1.1 mi · 732
- St. George Academy1.3 mi · 229
- Washington Fields Intermediate1.7 mi · 913
- Riverside School1.7 mi · 610
- Pine View High2.3 mi · 1,124
- Washington School2.3 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon SchoolHow many students attend Horizon School?
Horizon School enrolls approximately 626 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Horizon School serve?
Horizon School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Horizon School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Horizon School is approximately 21.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horizon School?
At Horizon School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Horizon School?
Horizon School is overseen by Washington District in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.