Horizon Middle School

Regular School · AURORA, CO

Horizon Middle School is a regular school school in AURORA, Colorado, serving grades 06–08 with 714 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

714

Teachers (FTE)

49.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	290	41%
White	202	28%
Black or African American	118	17%
Two or more races	70	10%
Asian	24	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	8	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	714	386M / 328F

English Language Learners: 112 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	8.0% -24.2pp	32.2%	221
Reading Proficiency	40-44%	55.2%	99
Science Proficiency	<=10%	—	53

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.09 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

36 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

113

15.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

263

36.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	714	100%

Contact & Location

3981 SOUTH RESERVOIR ROAD

AURORA, CO 80013

Phone: (720)886-6100

District

Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,139

District enrollment: 52,392

Other Schools in District

Altitude Elementary School Elementary
Antelope Ridge Elementary School Elementary
Arrowhead Elementary School Elementary
Aspen Crossing Elementary School Elementary
Belleview Elementary School Elementary
Black Forest Hills Elementary School Elementary
Buffalo Trail Elementary School Elementary
Canyon Creek Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80013) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080291001328

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD