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Horizon High School

Public 7-12

 5601 E Greenway Rd
       Scottsdale, AZ  85254-1818

(602) 449-6000

District: Paradise Valley Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
86th of 463 Arizona High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,028 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  23.3 Help
Number of students:  2,023

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.5%
Hispanic:
14.1%
Two or more races:
5.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  4% Help


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Compare Details Horizon High School ranks better than 81.4% of high schools in Arizona. It also ranks 2nd among 5 ranked high schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.14. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.5%), Hispanic (14.1%), two or more races (5.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Horizon High School is 23.3. 3 high schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Horizon High School is $6,028. 3 high schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District spend more per student.
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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Horizon High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Horizon High School 86th of 463 Arizona public high schools. (See Horizon High School in the ranking list.)

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Paradise Valley Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Paradise Valley Unified District 157th of 441 Arizona 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 AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 88.89 44th 395 88.9%
2010 92.95 26th 403 93.5%
2011 92.80 23rd 397 94.2%
2012 90.73 33rd 471 93.0%
2013 88.80 35th 491 92.9%
2014 86.77 43rd 394 89.1%
2015 62.17 65th 261 75.1%
2016 75.17 66th 406 83.7%
2017 65.12 94th 416 77.4%
2018 71.40 81st 420 80.7%
2019 55.51 93rd 285 67.4%
2021 71.90 114th 509 77.6%
2022 75.14 86th 463 81.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.22 26th 76 65.8%
2019 64.67 7th 25 72.0%
2021 64.40 111th 374 70.3%
2022 68.64 71st 282 74.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.58 29th 312 90.7%
2022 71.73 12th 258 95.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.19 26th 155 83.2%
2021 48.05 152nd 422 64.0%
2022 58.41 71st 379 81.3%
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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 AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.50 56th 253 77.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 28.02 72nd 150 52.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.92 64th 354 81.9%
2019 60.26 84th 247 66.0%
2021 69.84 112th 492 77.2%
2022 74.52 77th 454 83.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.91 102nd 370 72.4%
2019 49.44 92nd 238 61.3%
2021 69.73 110th 492 77.6%
2022 71.89 96th 455 78.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.87 33rd 83 60.2%
2021 53.71 104th 231 55.0%
2022 60.00 91st 238 61.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 24.04 202nd 306 34.0%
2022 57.78 93rd 300 69.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.82 51st 311 83.6%
2019 50.97 66th 183 63.9%
2021 66.73 98th 479 79.5%
2022 81.72 55th 441 87.5%
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Rank History for Native American students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.29 115th 256 55.1%
2022 25.05 150th 254 40.9%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 97.67 1st 94 98.9%
2022 94.02 1st 128 99.2%
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Rank History for White students at Horizon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.37 106th 291 63.6%
2019 42.33 111th 217 48.8%
2021 60.95 155th 448 65.4%
2022 61.57 118th 407 71.0%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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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
1988 2501 18 29 40 12 n/a n/a -136 2464
1989 2435 14 34 43 13 n/a n/a -113 2426
1990 2441 19 29 50 10 n/a n/a -169 2380
1991 2361 24 33 34 18 n/a n/a -107 2363
1992 2300 25 32 50 23 n/a n/a 0 2430
1993 2333 44 50 54 10 n/a n/a 0 2491
1994 2455 45 61 63 10 n/a n/a 0 2634
1995 2525 33 72 68 7 n/a n/a 0 2705
1996 2525 33 72 68 7 n/a n/a 0 2705
1997 2601 34 73 68 10 n/a n/a 0 2786
1998 2531 40 72 53 6 n/a n/a 0 2702
1999 2516 37 78 65 7 n/a n/a 0 2703
2000 2370 38 79 80 8 n/a n/a 0 2575
2001 2275 48 78 77 4 n/a n/a 0 2482
2002 2179 45 75 78 9 n/a n/a 0 2386
2003 2179 45 75 78 9 n/a n/a 0 2386
2004 2192 39 74 84 6 n/a n/a 0 2395
2005 2193 30 79 85 9 n/a n/a 0 2396
2006 2218 36 95 112 12 n/a n/a 0 2473
2007 2191 31 90 118 12 n/a n/a 0 2442
2008 2090 34 81 114 11 n/a n/a 0 2330
2009 2059 28 76 125 16 n/a n/a 0 2304
2010 1970 41 63 121 9 n/a n/a 0 2204
2011 1870 47 81 133 7 1 5 0 2144
2012 1828 39 83 183 6 1 44 0 2184
2013 1759 38 78 206 11 3 80 0 2175
2014 1782 45 86 244 14 6 89 0 2266
2015 1758 40 89 263 11 6 95 0 2262
2016 1731 44 88 269 13 6 91 0 2242
2017 1672 37 83 276 15 3 82 0 2168
2018 1644 37 73 278 13 1 88 0 2134
2019 1652 40 67 290 22 3 99 0 2173
2020 1638 41 60 295 18 3 111 0 2166
2021 1564 49 57 282 18 4 109 0 2083
2022 1508 44 52 286 17 5 111 0 2023

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
1988 2464 102.5 24.0 n/a
1989 2426 102.8 23.5 n/a
1990 2380 101.6 23.4 n/a
1991 2363 103.7 22.7 n/a
1992 2430 107.5 22.6 n/a
1993 2491 104.0 24.0 n/a
1994 2634 110.1 23.9 n/a
1995 2705 116.3 23.3 n/a
1996 2705 116.3 23.3 n/a
1997 2786 114.8 24.3 n/a
1998 2702 114.7 23.6 n/a
1999 2703 110.2 24.5 n/a
2000 2575 110.1 23.4 n/a
2001 2482 100.8 24.6 n/a
2002 2386 99.5 24.0 3.2
2003 2386 99.5 24.0 3.2
2004 2395 97.3 24.6 3.3
2005 2396 91.2 26.3 4.4
2006 2473 100.4 24.6 3.4
2007 2442 107.9 22.6 3.4
2008 2330 105.9 22.0 3.8
2009 2304 99.1 23.2 4.9
2010 2204 92.6 23.8 4.7
2011 2144 82.7 25.9 6
2012 2184 81.8 26.6 7.8
2013 2175 82.6 26.3 n/a
2014 2266 87.3 25.9 3
2015 2262 87.0 26.0 8.4
2016 2242 86.0 26.0 7.1
2017 2168 88.6 24.4 8.4
2018 2134 85.6 24.9 11
2019 2173 85.9 25.2 9.9
2020 2166 85.8 25.2 9
2021 2083 86.0 24.2 n/a
2022 2023 86.6 23.3 4

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
1988 2464 102.5 24.0 n/a
1989 2426 102.8 23.5 n/a
1990 2380 101.6 23.4 n/a
1991 2363 103.7 22.7 n/a
1992 2430 107.5 22.6 n/a
1993 2491 104.0 24.0 n/a
1994 2634 110.1 23.9 n/a
1995 2705 116.3 23.3 n/a
1996 2705 116.3 23.3 n/a
1997 2786 114.8 24.3 n/a
1998 2702 114.7 23.6 n/a
1999 2703 110.2 24.5 n/a
2000 2575 110.1 23.4 n/a
2001 2482 100.8 24.6 n/a
2002 2386 99.5 24.0 3.2
2003 2386 99.5 24.0 3.2
2004 2395 97.3 24.6 3.3
2005 2396 91.2 26.3 4.4
2006 2473 100.4 24.6 3.4
2007 2442 107.9 22.6 3.4
2008 2330 105.9 22.0 3.8
2009 2304 99.1 23.2 4.9
2010 2204 92.6 23.8 4.7
2011 2144 82.7 25.9 6
2012 2184 81.8 26.6 7.8
2013 2175 82.6 26.3 n/a
2014 2266 87.3 25.9 3
2015 2262 87.0 26.0 8.4
2016 2242 86.0 26.0 7.1
2017 2168 88.6 24.4 8.4
2018 2134 85.6 24.9 11
2019 2173 85.9 25.2 9.9
2020 2166 85.8 25.2 9
2021 2083 86.0 24.2 n/a
2022 2023 86.6 23.3 4

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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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $91 (1.3%) $52 (0.7%) $234 (3.3%) $5,233 (74.3%) $1,664 (23.6%) $6,897 (98.0%) $7,040
2020 $00 (0.0%) n/a n/a $4,519 (86.5%) $706 (13.5%) $5,225 (100.0%) $5,225
2021 $744 (12.4%) $16 (0.3%) $1,504 (25.1%) $4,143 (69.1%) $1,094 (18.2%) $5,237 (87.3%) $5,998
2022 $174 (2.9%) $129 (2.1%) $477 (7.9%) $5,187 (86.0%) $537 (8.9%) $5,724 (95.0%) $6,028

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Horizon High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Pandemic (2021-2022)		 Change (%)
Ranks 93rd of 285 High schoolsRanks 86th of 463 High schools
 14.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021)		 Change (%)
Total Students21732083
 4.1%
African American4049
 22.5%
American Indian2218
 18.2%
Asian6757
 14.9%
Hispanic290282
 2.8%
Pacific Islander34
 33.3%
White16521564
 5.3%
Two or More Races99109
 10.1%



Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon High School

In the 2021-22 school year, 2,023 students attended Horizon High School.

Horizon High School ranks 86th of 463 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Horizon High School are 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.

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