📍 915 W 35th St, Kearney, Buffalo County, 68845
Horizon Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kearney, Buffalo County. The school has 619 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amber Lewis. It is part of the Kearney Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Horizon Middle School enrolls 619 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 501 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
216 of the school's 619 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 179 qualify for free lunch and 37 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 small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-30, state senate district 37.
Horizon Middle School is one of 15 schools in KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in KEARNEY, Nebraska. The district serves 6,066 students district-wide and employs 380 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 619 students, Horizon Middle School is larger than the district average of about 404 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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