📍 3601 12th Ave S, Moorhead, Clay County, 56560
Horizon Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Moorhead, Clay County. The school has 2,158 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Moorhead Area Public Schools school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 120.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Horizon Middle School enrolls 2,158 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 120.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,443 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 253 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 241 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 131 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 63 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 22 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,040 of the school's 2,158 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 907 qualify for free lunch and 133 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. 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 a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 MN-70, state senate district 4.
Horizon Middle School is one of 16 schools in Moorhead Area Public Schools, based in MOORHEAD, Minnesota. The district serves 7,571 students district-wide and employs 469 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,158 students, Horizon Middle School is larger than the district average of about 473 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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