📍 3981 South Reservoir Road, Aurora, Arapahoe County, 80013
Horizon Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Aurora, Arapahoe County. The school has 812 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
Horizon Middle School enrolls 812 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 307 | 38% |
| White | 266 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 129 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 74 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 32 | 3.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
472 of the school's 812 students (58%) 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 Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Horizon Middle School is one of 70 schools in Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, based in GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colorado. The district serves 51,980 students district-wide and employs 3,176 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 812 students, Horizon Middle School is close to the district average of about 743 students per school.
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