📍 8520 N 47th Ave, Glendale, Maricopa County, 85302
Horizon School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Glendale, Maricopa County. The school has 932 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Glendale Elementary District (4271) school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
Horizon School enrolls 932 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 9.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 518 | 56% |
| White | 214 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 88 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 43 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
614 of the school's 932 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Horizon School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-80.
Horizon School is one of 14 schools in Glendale Elementary District (4271), based in GLENDALE, Arizona. The district serves 8,580 students district-wide and employs 415 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 932 students, Horizon School is larger than the district average of about 613 students per school.