Horizon Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Horizon Middle School in Colorado Springs, Colorado enrolled 773 students in 2024-25 with 47.7 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Colorado middle-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 26% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

761 students in 2022-23, 780 students in 2023-24, 773 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.7 to 47.7.

Students enrolled at Horizon Middle School by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 780, 2024-25: 77302004006008002022-237612023-247802024-25773
Students enrolled at Horizon Middle School by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 780, 2024-25: 77302004006008002022-237612023-247802024-25773
Students enrolled at Horizon Middle School by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 780, 2024-25: 77302004006008002022-237612023-247802024-25773
Students enrolled at Horizon Middle School by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 780, 2024-25: 77302004006008002022-237612023-247802024-25773
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376145.716.7
2023-2478048.716.0
2024-2577347.716.2

16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 of every 100 Colorado middle schools

Among the 278 Colorado middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; Horizon Middle School 16.2; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherHorizon Middle School 16.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; Horizon Middle School 16.2; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherHorizon Middle School 16.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; Horizon Middle School 16.2; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherHorizon Middle School 16.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; Horizon Middle School 16.2; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherHorizon Middle School 16.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 246 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Horizon Middle School enrolled 709 students and had 2.9 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 48 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.9, one per 246 of the 709 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions48
  • Chronically absent58.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.8% of students were White, 35.1% Hispanic, 15.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White39.8%
  2. Hispanic35.1%
  3. Two or more races15.0%
  4. Black6.6%
  5. Asian3.4%
  6. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Horizon Middle School scored proficient or above: 26% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math26%27% (2021-22)33.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Colorado Springs

27 public middle schools in Colorado Springs report 2024-25 enrollment; Horizon Middle School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Chinook Trail Middle School1,07518.515.8%
Eagleview Middle School90516.917.6%
Skyview Middle School86216.239.9%
Timberview Middle School83716.529.2%
Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School82116.616.0%
Jenkins Middle School79119.338.6%
Horizon Middle School77316.247.1%
Challenger Middle School69617.115.4%

All public schools in Colorado Springs →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Horizon Middle School

  1. Sabin Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 540 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  2. Jack Swigert Aerospace AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 404 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Horizon Middle School with Sabin Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much El Paso County Colorado School District 49 spends per student$11,472 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,472
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoHorizon Middle School is the number 39 by size of 279 Colorado middle schools open in 2024-25.#39 of 279
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.8 for middle schools.16.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Horizon Middle School

  1. How many students attend Horizon Middle School?
    773 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 761 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Colorado Springs, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Horizon Middle School?
    16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for middle schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Horizon Middle School a Title I school?
    Horizon Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Horizon Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Horizon Middle School scored proficient or above: 26% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Horizon Middle School in?
    El Paso County Colorado School District 49, NCES district ID 0803870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080387001393 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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