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Horizon High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
5601 E Greenway Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Phone
(602) 449-6000
District
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1905
Classroom Teachers
84

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.9% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Horizon High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
65%
40%
72%
44%
57%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
23
15
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 0 0.0%
Grade 8 0 0.0%
Grade 9 463 24.3%
Grade 10 488 25.6%
Grade 11 446 23.4%
Grade 12 508 26.7%
Total 1905 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.7% 54.7% 36.4%
Black 2.1% 4.3% 5.9%
Hispanic 15.3% 35.3% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.5% 4.1% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.4% 1.6% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 7.0% 30.2% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 5.0% 24.8% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 5.4% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 262,821 7,431,344
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,686.1 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.5% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.8% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.6% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 16.8% 18.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 111,130 2,796,790
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.0% 89.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 45.6% 32.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.5% 19.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.3% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.9% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.1% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.1% 9.6%
$15,000 or less 5.6% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,529 $154,354,000 41.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,099 $30,691,000 8.2%
Staff $448 $12,505,000 3.3%
General Administration $103 $2,888,000 0.8%
School Administration $470 $13,116,000 3.5%
Operation $1,312 $36,638,000 9.7%
Transportation $271 $7,557,000 2.0%
Other $307 $8,579,000 2.3%
Total Support $4,011 $111,974,000 29.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,947 $110,188,000 29.3%
Total Expenditures $13,486 $376,516,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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