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Horizon Honors Elementary School

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Horizon Honors Elementary School ranks 109 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Horizon Honors Elementary School is a high-performing public charter school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school consistently ranks in the top 20% of Arizona elementary schools, outperforming the state and nearby Kyrene Elementary District schools in academic achievement.

Horizon Honors Elementary School's students excel in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 69% to 81% in ELA and 45% to 62% in Math, significantly higher than the state averages of 36% to 46% in ELA and 29% to 42% in Math. The school also boasts a 63% proficiency rate in 5th-grade Science, outpacing the state's 34%. While the school's performance for certain student groups, such as African American and Multi-racial students, as well as Special Education students, is more variable, it stands out for its exceptional results with Asian and Hispanic students.

Compared to the nearby Kyrene district schools, which have more variable performance, Horizon Honors Elementary School's consistent high achievement is noteworthy. Additionally, the school's spending per student of $0 is significantly lower than the Kyrene district schools, which range from $5,950 to $9,065 per student, suggesting Horizon Honors Elementary School is able to deliver exceptional academic outcomes with efficient resource utilization.

797

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

16233 S 48th St
Phoenix, AZ 85048-0801

(480) 659-3100

District: Horizon Community Learning Center Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2017 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (65% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Arizona elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

Arizona avg38%

109^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2017

From top 8% (2017) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 289Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	109 of 909	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	167 of 912	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	162 of 1245	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	173 of 1000	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	91.4	101 of 1226	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	74 of 1039	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	89 of 1109	92.0%	★★★★★
2017	89.9	92 of 1106	91.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.2	253 of 607	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.4	32 of 289	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	159 of 895	82.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	83.7	32 of 316	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	79.2	37 of 270	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	168 of 620	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	111 of 589	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	169 of 602	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	168 of 1219	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	171 of 824	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	91.2	81 of 1219	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	83 of 862	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	173 of 1023	83.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	90 of 496	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	43 of 486	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	106 of 1170	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	66 of 716	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	70 of 1198	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	14 of 709	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	57 of 911	93.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	122 of 626	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	134 of 628	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	153 of 1216	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	191 of 830	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	126 of 1220	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	72 of 850	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	53 of 1032	94.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.2	187 of 617	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	3.9	444 of 444	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	70.8	193 of 1027	81.2%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	66.9	60 of 219	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	40 of 654	93.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.9	303 of 820	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	99 of 145	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.6	140 of 1201	88.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	91 of 465	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	147 of 486	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	192 of 1024	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	217 of 800	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	122 of 1161	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	38 of 595	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	97 of 720	86.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2023)90th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

Native American (2023)73rd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)70th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2023)63rd percentile-24 vs school

African American (2023)58th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+34 vs state

Science63%+29 vs state

Mathematics56%+20 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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 Honors Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-6	16233 S 48th St	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Horizon Community Learning Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 659-3100	797	45	17.7		420 (52.7%)	31 (3.9%)	189 (23.7%)	64 (8.0%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (9.8%)	85.8	109^th of 909 public elementary schools	88.0%		79.6	167^th of 912 public elementary schools	81.7%	58	70.0	81.0	69.0	75.0	62.0	56.0	63.0	45.0	63.0		$00			$00
Kyrene del Milenio	Public	PK, KG-5	4630 E Frye Rd	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-4000	481	35	13.7		143 (29.7%)	58 (12.1%)	160 (33.3%)	33 (6.9%)	22 (4.6%)	4 (0.8%)	61 (12.7%)	33.7	529^th of 909 public elementary schools	41.8%		28	596^th of 912 public elementary schools	34.6%	67	31.0	39.0	35.0		39.0	38.0	39.0		29.0	$8,140	$402	$04	$808	$7,641	$93	$7,734
Kyrene de la Esperanza School	Public	PK, KG-5	14841 S 41st Pl	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-2800	368	32	11.4		89 (24.2%)	67 (18.2%)	98 (26.6%)	11 (3.0%)	47 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	53 (14.4%)	45.2	433^rd of 909 public elementary schools	52.4%		33	547^th of 912 public elementary schools	40.0%	114	33.0	56.0	43.0		33.0	37.0	49.0		37.0	$7,967	$343	$01	$687	$7,487	$136	$7,623
Kyrene De Los Lagos School	Public	PK, KG-5	17001 S 34th Way	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-3200	458	24	19.4		152 (33.2%)	11 (2.4%)	241 (52.6%)	14 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.1%)	84.9	119^th of 909 public elementary schools	86.9%		80.8	154^th of 912 public elementary schools	83.1%	35	69.0	62.0	62.0		85.0	59.0	65.0		51.0	$5,950	$00	$00	$00	$5,843	$106	$5,949
Kyrene de la Mirada School	Public	PK, KG-5	5500 W Galveston St	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-4200	583	37	15.8		242 (41.5%)	36 (6.2%)	158 (27.1%)	52 (8.9%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (13.6%)	78.1	178^th of 909 public elementary schools	80.4%		69.9	251^st of 912 public elementary schools	72.5%	73	59.0	58.0	54.0		61.0	59.0	63.0		52.0	$7,681	$94	$03	$191	$7,485	$99	$7,584
Kyrene de la Paloma School	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 W Whitten St	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-5000	435	29	15.2		188 (43.2%)	31 (7.1%)	140 (32.2%)	11 (2.5%)	13 (3.0%)	4 (0.9%)	48 (11.0%)	58	334^th of 909 public elementary schools	63.3%		53.6	378^th of 912 public elementary schools	58.6%	44	34.0	62.0	44.0		46.0	58.0	42.0		46.0	$7,890	$250	$02	$502	$7,579	$60	$7,638
Kyrene Monte Vista School	Public	PK, KG-5	15221 S Ray Rd	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-4400	484	30	16.2		294 (60.7%)	27 (5.6%)	81 (16.7%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	90.8	62^nd of 909 public elementary schools	93.2%		86.7	106^th of 912 public elementary schools	88.4%	44	62.0	78.0	69.0		68.0	83.0	62.0		61.0	$6,104	$333		$666	$5,606	$164	$5,770
Kyrene de las Lomas School	Public	PK, KG-5	11820 S Warner Elliot Loop	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 541-3400	471	34	14.0		109 (23.1%)	89 (18.9%)	187 (39.7%)	11 (2.3%)	26 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.2%)	26.6	600^th of 909 public elementary schools	34.0%		23.8	643^rd of 912 public elementary schools	29.5%	43	34.0	39.0	28.0		41.0	30.0	30.0		18.0	$8,652	$930	$75	$1,934	$7,315	$333	$7,648
Kyrene Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	8700 S Kyrene Rd	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 541-7000	0	15	10.4		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$5,371	$00			$5,243	$128	$5,371
Kyrene de la Mariposa School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 E Knox Rd	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-3800	415	30	14.0		128 (30.8%)	37 (8.9%)	149 (35.9%)	25 (6.0%)	24 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (12.0%)	46.8	415^th of 909 public elementary schools	54.3%		55.9	358^th of 912 public elementary schools	60.7%	57	33.0	46.0	44.0		48.0	40.0	34.0		47.0	$6,914	$163	$02	$328	$6,415	$333	$6,749

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon Honors Elementary School

How many students attend Horizon Honors Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 797 students attended Horizon Honors Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Honors Elementary School?

Students at Horizon Honors Elementary School are 53% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 4% African American, 2% American Indian.

Is Horizon Honors Elementary School a good school?

Horizon Honors Elementary School ranks 109^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Horizon Honors Elementary School in?

Horizon Community Learning Center Inc.

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