Horizon Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Bismarck, North Dakota
Horizon Middle School in Bismarck, North Dakota enrolled 1,124 students in 2024-25 with 73.9 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the North Dakota middle-school median of 12.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 53% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (North Dakota: 43.8% and 38.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
1,044 students in 2022-23, 1,059 students in 2023-24, 1,124 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 75.2 to 73.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,044 | 75.2 | 13.9 |
| 2023-24 | 1,059 | 73.9 | 14.3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,124 | 73.9 | 15.2 |
15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 North Dakota middle schools
Among the 36 North Dakota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 357 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Horizon Middle School enrolled 1,071 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 357 of the 1,071 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent12.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
79.3% of students were White, 6.0% of two or more races, 4.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White79.3%
- Two or more races6.0%
- Hispanic4.9%
- American Indian3.4%
- Black2.5%
- Asian2.5%
- Pacific Islander1.4%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Horizon Middle School scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% in math in 2022-23, against 43.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across North Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Dakota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | North Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 53% | 45% | 43.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 44% | 43% (2021-22) | 38.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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 Bismarck
3 public middle schools in Bismarck report 2024-25 enrollment; Horizon Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Middle School | 1,124 | 15.2 | 12.1% |
| Simle Middle School | 1,053 | 14.5 | 17.2% |
| Wachter Middle School | 1,012 | 14.6 | 24.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Horizon Middle School
- Simle Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.2 miles away: 1,053 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Wachter Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.4 miles away: 1,012 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
- Compare Horizon Middle School with Simle Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bismarck School District 1 spends per student$14,558 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,558
- The largest public schools in North DakotaHorizon Middle School is the largest of 38 North Dakota middle schools open in 2024-25.#1 of 38
- North Dakota schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 12.4 for middle schools.15.2:1
- 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
How many students attend Horizon Middle School?
1,124 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,044 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Bismarck, ND.What is the student-teacher ratio at Horizon Middle School?
15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Dakota median for middle schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Horizon Middle School a Title I school?
Horizon Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Horizon Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Horizon Middle School scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% in math in 2022-23, against 43.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across North Dakota. North Dakota'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Horizon Middle School in?
Bismarck School District 1, NCES district ID 3800014. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 380001400051 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, 2021-22 and 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.