📍 1910 27th St e, Bradenton, Manatee County, 34208
Horizons Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Bradenton, Manatee County. The school has 454 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Manatee school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 43%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Horizons Academy enrolls 454 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 200 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 145 | 32% |
| White | 94 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
335 of the school's 454 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 320 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Horizons Academy 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 FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 70.
Horizons Academy is one of 81 schools in MANATEE, based in BRADENTON, Florida. The district serves 54,215 students district-wide and employs 2,963 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 454 students, Horizons Academy is smaller than the district average of about 669 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large