Horizon High School

Summary:

Horizon High School is a public high school located in Brighton, Colorado, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,026 students. The school is part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district, which is ranked 53 out of 116 districts in Colorado and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horizon High School consistently performs above the district and state averages in various standardized test scores, such as SAT, PSAT, and CMAS. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 64% of 11th-grade students at Horizon High School were proficient or better in SAT Reading and Writing, compared to the district's 56% and the state's 58%. The school also has a more diverse student population, with 53.11% White, 33.76% Hispanic, 5.58% Asian, and 5.87% two or more races. Additionally, Horizon High School has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (26.31%) compared to nearby schools like Northglenn High School (69.27%) and Thornton High School (74.01%).

Horizon High School has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Colorado high schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. This suggests the school is effectively supporting student learning and achievement, providing a diverse learning environment, and serving a relatively more affluent community compared to some nearby schools. However, the school may benefit from further analysis and targeted support to ensure equitable outcomes for all student subgroups, such as Asian and Hispanic students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 5321 East 136th Avenue
       Brighton, CO  80601-7714


(720) 972-4400

District: Adams 12 Five Star Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
103rd of 349 Colorado High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,931 Help


Feeder schools for Horizon High School:

Elementary:    Eagleview Elementary School
    Skyview Elementary School
    Tarver Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.5 Help
Number of students:  2,026

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.1%
Hispanic:
33.8%
Two or more races:
5.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  26.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Horizon High School ranks better than 70.5% of high schools in Colorado. It also ranks 2nd among 6 ranked high schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.35. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Horizon High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Horizon High School has the largest high school student body size in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Horizon High School is $12,931. 6 high schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Horizon High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Horizon High School 103rd of 349 Colorado public high schools. (See Horizon High School in the ranking list.)

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Adams 12 Five Star Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Adams 12 Five Star Schools 53rd of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Horizon High School

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Rank History for all students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 48.11 157th 279 43.7%
2005 44.30 162nd 280 42.1%
2006 47.73 163rd 286 43.0%
2007 52.46 158th 298 47.0%
2008 50.24 164th 301 45.5%
2009 52.36 160th 310 48.4%
2010 58.03 154th 327 52.9%
2011 55.27 165th 337 51.0%
2012 57.42 158th 334 52.7%
2013 63.84 129th 349 63.0%
2014 59.07 152nd 369 58.8%
2015 42.24 143rd 292 51.0%
2016 40.42 119th 255 53.3%
2017 39.10 123rd 256 52.0%
2018 64.73 117th 388 69.8%
2019 68.91 108th 411 73.7%
2021 49.65 103rd 210 51.0%
2022 54.29 98th 221 55.7%
2023 71.72 89th 349 74.5%
2024 67.35 103rd 349 70.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.18 35th 48 27.1%
2022 34.57 39th 56 30.4%
2023 53.07 30th 62 51.6%
2024 59.76 29th 61 52.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.70 48th 60 20.0%
2022 23.23 59th 77 23.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 78.98 28th 188 85.1%
2022 77.29 33rd 203 83.7%
2023 78.34 35th 200 82.5%
2024 66.21 60th 211 71.6%
See the entire list of Best Colorado High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 61.88 88th 239 63.2%
2022 68.73 79th 257 69.3%
2023 70.29 71st 254 72.0%
2024 65.00 90th 257 65.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 43.77 36th 74 51.4%
2024 26.23 68th 84 19.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 67.16 32nd 118 72.9%
2022 47.78 69th 108 36.1%
2023 53.95 75th 135 44.4%
2024 42.08 99th 140 29.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.89 81st 240 66.3%
2022 67.08 83rd 253 67.2%
2023 67.14 86th 252 65.9%
2024 64.04 92nd 256 64.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 12.61 34th 41 17.1%
2022 46.31 24th 45 46.7%
2023 46.04 25th 43 41.9%
2024 41.51 24th 43 44.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.82 44th 181 75.7%
2022 68.25 56th 205 72.7%
2023 71.52 46th 198 76.8%
2024 68.09 51st 199 74.4%
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Rank History for White students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 56.17 97th 225 56.9%
2022 59.95 90th 228 60.5%
2023 60.55 89th 234 62.0%
2024 51.24 106th 229 53.7%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Horizon High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 703 6 10 92 4 n/a n/a 0 815
1990 1091 14 18 135 4 n/a n/a 0 1262
1991 1219 14 23 163 8 n/a n/a 0 1427
1992 1201 18 26 180 6 n/a n/a 0 1431
1993 1287 16 20 192 11 n/a n/a 0 1526
1994 1296 18 21 157 10 n/a n/a 0 1502
1995 1767 24 33 258 20 n/a n/a 0 2102
1996 1767 24 33 258 20 n/a n/a 0 2102
1997 1862 18 32 263 26 n/a n/a 0 2201
1998 1964 23 48 270 21 n/a n/a 0 2326
1999 2016 20 52 301 25 n/a n/a 0 2414
2000 2077 25 67 335 28 n/a n/a 0 2532
2001 1775 30 69 308 24 n/a n/a 0 2206
2002 1481 46 79 397 21 n/a n/a 0 2024
2003 1481 46 79 397 21 n/a n/a 0 2024
2004 1503 57 96 418 20 n/a n/a 0 2094
2005 1593 62 97 502 15 n/a n/a 0 2269
2006 1733 70 113 561 14 n/a n/a 0 2491
2007 1566 57 92 482 14 n/a n/a 0 2211
2008 1437 57 102 465 18 n/a n/a 0 2079
2009 1329 44 101 446 19 n/a n/a 0 1939
2010 1293 43 88 433 24 n/a n/a 0 1881
2011 1351 5 15 438 2 0 2 0 1813
2012 1272 29 93 478 15 2 12 0 1901
2013 1288 32 101 467 13 5 19 0 1925
2014 1304 31 119 484 15 5 12 0 1970
2015 1310 39 132 492 16 3 15 0 2007
2016 1298 36 138 522 12 1 18 0 2025
2017 1261 35 134 519 9 1 20 0 1979
2018 1281 36 136 550 7 3 24 0 2037
2019 1261 34 122 548 5 2 35 0 2007
2020 1250 45 131 569 6 2 56 0 2059
2021 1206 31 121 610 4 3 92 0 2067
2022 1092 26 120 646 8 2 105 0 1999
2023 1076 23 113 684 8 3 119 0 2026

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Horizon High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 815 31.9 25.5 3.7
1990 1262 60.4 20.8 2.9
1991 1427 72.9 19.5 3.8
1992 1431 72.4 19.7 3.9
1993 1526 74.4 20.5 4.3
1994 1502 73.4 20.5 3
1995 2102 92.7 22.7 4.3
1996 2102 92.7 22.7 4.3
1997 2201 101.4 21.7 1.8
1998 2326 103.7 22.4 2.6
1999 2414 114.4 21.1 1.8
2000 2532 118.4 21.4 4.3
2001 2206 107.5 20.5 6.5
2002 2024 98.9 20.5 8.5
2003 2024 98.9 20.5 8.5
2004 2094 103.4 20.3 11.3
2005 2269 108.0 21.0 8.2
2006 2491 119.2 20.9 12.7
2007 2211 105.2 21.0 9.6
2008 2079 105.9 19.6 9.1
2009 1939 98.8 19.6 5.2
2010 1881 91.5 20.5 8.7
2011 1813 91.5 19.7 9.9
2012 1901 90.6 20.9 9.1
2013 1925 81.8 23.5 18.3
2014 1970 92.8 21.2 22.1
2015 2007 93.0 21.5 19.2
2016 2025 95.0 21.3 22.3
2017 1979 94.2 20.9 22.7
2018 2037 93.6 21.7 21.8
2019 2007 96.0 20.8 16.9
2020 2059 97.8 21.0 17.5
2021 2067 100.5 20.5 19.7
2022 1999 97.1 20.5 19.1
2023 2026 98.6 20.5 26.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Horizon High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 815 31.9 25.5 3.7
1990 1262 60.4 20.8 2.9
1991 1427 72.9 19.5 3.8
1992 1431 72.4 19.7 3.9
1993 1526 74.4 20.5 4.3
1994 1502 73.4 20.5 3
1995 2102 92.7 22.7 4.3
1996 2102 92.7 22.7 4.3
1997 2201 101.4 21.7 1.8
1998 2326 103.7 22.4 2.6
1999 2414 114.4 21.1 1.8
2000 2532 118.4 21.4 4.3
2001 2206 107.5 20.5 6.5
2002 2024 98.9 20.5 8.5
2003 2024 98.9 20.5 8.5
2004 2094 103.4 20.3 11.3
2005 2269 108.0 21.0 8.2
2006 2491 119.2 20.9 12.7
2007 2211 105.2 21.0 9.6
2008 2079 105.9 19.6 9.1
2009 1939 98.8 19.6 5.2
2010 1881 91.5 20.5 8.7
2011 1813 91.5 19.7 9.9
2012 1901 90.6 20.9 9.1
2013 1925 81.8 23.5 18.3
2014 1970 92.8 21.2 22.1
2015 2007 93.0 21.5 19.2
2016 2025 95.0 21.3 22.3
2017 1979 94.2 20.9 22.7
2018 2037 93.6 21.7 21.8
2019 2007 96.0 20.8 16.9
2020 2059 97.8 21.0 17.5
2021 2067 100.5 20.5 19.7
2022 1999 97.1 20.5 19.1
2023 2026 98.6 20.5 26.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Horizon High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,562
2020 $10,691
2021 $11,722
2022 $12,233
2023 $12,931

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Horizon High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 108th of 411 High schoolsRanks 89th of 349 High schools
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students20072026
 0.9%
African American3423
 32.4%
American Indian58
 60%
Asian122113
 7.4%
Hispanic548684
 24.8%
Pacific Islander23
 50%
White12611076
 14.7%
Two or More Races35119
 240%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients16.9%26.3%
 9.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon High School

Students at Horizon High School are 53% White, 34% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,026 students attended Horizon High School.

Horizon High School ranks 103rd of 349 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Horizon High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Eagleview Elementary School
Elementary : Skyview Elementary School
Elementary : Tarver Elementary School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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