Horizon Institute

Horizon Institute is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Jacksonville, Florida, with 765 students and a high-poverty student population. Unfortunately, this school faces significant challenges, with extremely low academic performance, abysmal graduation rates, and severe chronic absenteeism.

Horizon Institute ranks 749 out of 807 high schools in Duval County, which is ranked 54 out of 68 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are dismal, with only 6-15% of students proficient in core subjects like Algebra, Biology, and US History, compared to state and district averages around 55-69%. Horizon Institute also has a shockingly low 4-year graduation rate of only 34%, and an alarming chronic absenteeism rate of 99.1%, indicating that nearly all students are missing significant instructional time.

In comparison, nearby high schools like William M. Raines High School, Jean Ribault High School, and Andrew Jackson High School have higher graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and much stronger academic proficiency. Horizon Institute is also located in close proximity to several other high-needs schools, including Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Gateway Community Services, and Grand Park Career Center, which also struggle with extremely low academic performance and high poverty levels.