📍 5180 S 700 W, Murray, Salt Lake County, 84123
Horizon School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Murray, Salt Lake County. The school has 590 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Murray District school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Horizon School enrolls 590 students across grades K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 338 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 168 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 19 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
230 of the school's 590 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 193 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 School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-40, state senate district 3, state house district 35.
Horizon School is one of 12 schools in Murray District, based in Murray, Utah. The district serves 5,678 students district-wide and employs 274 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 590 students, Horizon 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: City - Small