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Horizon School

Public Grades K-8

770^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Horizon School is an elementary school located in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 904 students. It is part of the Glendale Elementary District, which is ranked 237 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Horizon School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 514 and 838 out of over 1,000 schools.

Horizon School consistently underperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Horizon School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly lower than the state and district averages, with the largest gaps in 5th and 8th grade Math (15% vs. 37% and 28% vs. 27% respectively). Additionally, Horizon School has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 3.3% to 6.1% over the past 5 years, which are higher than the state and district averages. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 33.41% to 65.88% over the past 3 years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Horizon School's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools in the Glendale Elementary District and the Washington Elementary School District. For example, Sunset School and Manzanita Elementary School, which are both within a mile of Horizon School, outperform Horizon in most academic metrics. Horizon School's performance has also declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 514 out of 1,109 schools in 2017-2018 to 770 out of 909 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

856

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,759

Per pupil spending ?

65.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8520 N 47th Ave
Glendale, AZ 85302-5100

(623) 237-4010

District: Glendale Elementary District

Students who attend Horizon School usually attend:

High:

Apollo High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.0%

White:

20.1%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (26% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg23%

Arizona avg37%

Elementary school

770^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

326^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Glendale Elementary District

237^th of 289Glendale Elementary District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	770 of 909	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	741 of 912	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	838 of 1245	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	817 of 1000	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	763 of 1226	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	679 of 1039	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	514 of 1109	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.7	608 of 1106	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.8	561 of 1079	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.9	725 of 955	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.9	649 of 1079	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.8	641 of 1158	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.4	541 of 1141	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.6	688 of 1075	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.6	626 of 1090	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.0	603 of 1062	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.6	443 of 607	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	677 of 895	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.0	237 of 316	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	208 of 270	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	527 of 620	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.6	397 of 451	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	548 of 589	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	505 of 602	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	770 of 1219	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.9	753 of 824	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	764 of 1219	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	635 of 862	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	576 of 1023	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.5	18 of 38	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	187 of 306	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	396 of 496	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	372 of 486	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	936 of 1170	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	717 of 1198	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	436 of 709	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	361 of 911	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	473 of 549	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	465 of 556	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	805 of 1116	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	519 of 618	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.1	264 of 820	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	528 of 626	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	580 of 628	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	849 of 1216	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.1	744 of 830	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	759 of 1220	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	621 of 850	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	470 of 1032	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.0	549 of 617	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	514 of 1027	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.3	446 of 654	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.1	508 of 820	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	868 of 1201	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	312 of 417	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	6.7	471 of 486	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	749 of 1024	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	891 of 1161	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	526 of 595	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	515 of 720	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	326 of 552	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	389 of 550	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	518 of 854	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	349 of 605	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	359 of 832	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	308 of 605	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	259 of 711	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.0	254 of 695	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.3	303 of 677	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.2	288 of 521	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	65.6	225 of 690	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.9	331 of 787	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.2	208 of 772	73.1%	★★★★☆
2011	55.8	286 of 685	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.2	178 of 692	74.3%	★★★★☆
2009	65.5	213 of 663	67.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.1	371 of 400	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	290 of 573	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.8	205 of 247	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.2	117 of 192	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	240 of 404	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	55.9	65 of 606	89.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	267 of 395	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	270 of 386	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	475 of 806	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	328 of 494	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	352 of 820	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	250 of 466	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.3	207 of 624	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.9	92 of 166	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	182 of 345	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	195 of 329	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	447 of 760	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	331 of 802	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	158 of 387	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	154 of 543	71.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.6	172 of 257	33.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	167 of 344	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.4	202 of 320	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	471 of 717	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	233 of 369	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.0	112 of 503	77.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	287 of 379	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	294 of 370	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	567 of 810	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	321 of 476	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	352 of 818	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	266 of 435	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	264 of 617	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.0	362 of 384	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	186 of 211	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.4	246 of 650	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.5	101 of 108	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	55.2	179 of 789	77.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	528 of 675	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	406 of 780	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.3	290 of 337	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	257 of 436	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Foster Care (2023)53rd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2023)38th percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2021)32nd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2023)27th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2023)25th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)12th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)11th percentile-22 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

White (2024)3rd percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)89th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2021)77th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+6 vs school

Foster Care (2021)45th percentile-12 vs school

Homeless (2021)33rd percentile-24 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-17 vs school

White (2023)22nd percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2023)17th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2023)7th percentile-32 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)6th percentile-50 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)6th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-10 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics22%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Horizon School	Public	K-8	8520 N 47th Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4010	856	44	19.4		172 (20.1%)	64 (7.5%)	514 (60.0%)	37 (4.3%)	28 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.7%)	15.8	770^th of 909 public elementary schools	15.3%		17.9	741^st of 912 public elementary schools	18.8%	29	19.0	33.0	21.0	35.0	37.0	35.0	31.0	21.0	15.0		17.0	28.0	18.0	28.0	$9,759	$1,511	$409	$3,431	$6,299	$1,540	$7,839
Ethos Academy- A Challenge Foundation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8840 N 43rd Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Ethos Academy - A Challenge Foundation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 249-3211	325	25	13.0		42 (12.9%)	77 (23.7%)	191 (58.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)					29.0		36.0									$00			$00
Glendale American School	Public	PK, KG-8	8530 N 55th Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4008	678	37	18.5		113 (16.7%)	99 (14.6%)	394 (58.1%)	36 (5.3%)	15 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.7%)	12.4	838^th of 909 public elementary schools	7.8%		14.1	796^th of 912 public elementary schools	12.7%	42		19.0	31.0	21.0	36.0	41.0	22.0		17.0			15.0	18.0	22.0	$9,873	$1,794	$439	$4,027	$6,022	$1,618	$7,640
Sunset School	Public	PK, KG-6	4626 W Mountain View Rd	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3300	497	27	18.0		108 (21.7%)	32 (6.4%)	302 (60.8%)	22 (4.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.2%)	33.6	532^nd of 909 public elementary schools	41.5%		19.4	712^th of 912 public elementary schools	21.9%	180	18.0	43.0	44.0	37.0				34.0	32.0	22.0			41.0		$8,869	$874	$217	$1,964	$6,813	$965	$7,778
Manzanita Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8430 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 348-2200	539	35	15.5		87 (16.1%)	33 (6.1%)	370 (68.6%)	18 (3.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	19.2	716^th of 909 public elementary schools	21.2%		21.5	675^th of 912 public elementary schools	26.0%	41		24.0	19.0	29.0			19.0	22.0	15.0	46.0			24.0		$9,687	$874	$224	$1,972	$7,050	$1,539	$8,589
Heritage School	Public	PK, KG-8	5312 W Mountain View Rd	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4525	478	28	16.8		135 (28.2%)	31 (6.5%)	255 (53.3%)	21 (4.4%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	30.5	560^th of 909 public elementary schools	38.4%		29.5	582^nd of 912 public elementary schools	36.2%	22	23.0	45.0	25.0	45.0	42.0	38.0	28.0	39.0			22.0			26.0	$8,740	$528	$685	$1,742	$7,165	$362	$7,527
Roadrunner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7702 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3100	629	29	21.3		74 (11.8%)	38 (6.0%)	438 (69.6%)	50 (7.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	13.9	808^th of 909 public elementary schools	11.1%		11.5	847^th of 912 public elementary schools	7.1%	39	12.0	16.0	25.0	31.0			20.0	12.0	31.0	22.0			21.0		$7,058	$804	$177	$1,785	$5,214	$863	$6,077
Cactus Wren Elementary School	Public	K-6	9650 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2100	413	30	13.8		68 (16.5%)	41 (9.9%)	242 (58.6%)	27 (6.5%)	23 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)								(n/a)				28.0											$13,804	$1,495	$219	$3,209	$10,240	$1,850	$12,090
Academy of Math and Science Glendale	Public, Charter	K-8	4610 W Glendale Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-5587	1,085	67	16.1		90 (8.3%)	198 (18.2%)	756 (69.7%)	24 (2.2%)	10 (0.9%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17.6	737^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.9%		16.3	760^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.7%	23	27.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	30.0	35.0	29.0	15.0	32.0	16.0	18.0	38.0	32.0	38.0	$9,064	$1,564	$1,758	$4,885	$3,499	$2,243	$5,742
Imagine Cortez Park Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3535 W Dunlap Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Pathfinder Charter School Foundation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 589-9840	437	17	25.7		22 (5.0%)	51 (11.7%)	245 (56.1%)	103 (23.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)								(n/a)							23.0									$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon School

What is the racial makeup of Horizon School?

Students at Horizon School are 60% Hispanic, 20% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Horizon School attend?

Students who attend Horizon School usually go on to attend:

High : Apollo High School

What district is Horizon School in?

Glendale Elementary District

Is Horizon School a good school?

Horizon School ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend Horizon School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 856 students attended Horizon School.

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