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Horizon Middle School

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Horizon Middle School ranks 268 th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 51% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Horizon Middle School is a large public middle school serving grades 5–8 in Moorhead, Minnesota, with 2,158 students, making it one of the bigger middle schools in the region. It is part of Moorhead Area Public Schools, a district ranked 215th of 458 in Minnesota (53rd percentile, 3 stars). Horizon itself ranks 268th of 546 schools in 2025–2026 — the 51st percentile, or 3 stars — putting it squarely in the middle of the statewide pack. About 46.25% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, a slight decrease from 48.19% in 2022–2023, and the student-teacher ratio has improved from 17.9 to 16.8.

The closest comparison school is Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School, about 6.47 miles away in Glyndon. It serves the same grades but has only 508 students, so Horizon is roughly 4.2 times larger. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton’s district ranks higher (164th of 458), but Horizon’s current school rank is slightly ahead of DGF’s (51st vs. 46th percentile). Horizon’s free/reduced lunch rate is about 13.2 percentage points higher than DGF’s 33.07%, meaning it serves a more economically disadvantaged population, yet its student-teacher ratio (16.8) is nearly identical to DGF’s (16.5). On 2025–2026 tests, Horizon leads in math (33.4% vs. 29.6%) and science (18.3% vs. 10.0%) but trails in reading (47.0% vs. 50.7%). Both schools fall below the state averages in math (44.9%) and science (25.5%).

Reading is Horizon’s brightest spot and is steadily improving: proficiency rose from 39.34% in 2022–2023 to 47.0% in 2025–2026, now just 1.6 points below the state average. Math has been stagnant, moving between roughly 33% and 37% over four years and remaining below state in every grade. Science is the biggest concern, sliding from 28.21% in 2022–2023 to 18.3% in 2025–2026, with 8th-grade science at just 11.2% against a state average of 16.7%. Results also vary across student groups: homeless students rank at the 76th percentile (4 stars), while English learners, special education students, and low-income students rank in the 32nd–37th percentile range (2 stars). Several groups have improved notably since 2023–2024, but the lowest-ranked groups remain the clearest area for growth.

2,158

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,559

Per pupil spending ?

46.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3601 12th Ave S
Moorhead, MN 56560-8100

(218) 284-7300

District: Moorhead Area Public Schools

Students who attend Horizon Middle School usually attend:

High:

Moorhead High School

Feeder schools for Horizon Middle School:

Elementary:	Dorothy Dodds Elementary School
	Ellen Hopkins Elementary
	Probstfield Elementary
	Robert Asp Elementary
	More...
	S.G. Reinertsen Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.2%

African American:

12.9%

Hispanic:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 40th percentile in 2023 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 51st (2026) from a 40th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Minnesota median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 12 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg43%

268^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

215^th of 458Moorhead Area Public Schools among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	268 of 546	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	244 of 519	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	320 of 545	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	319 of 529	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	256 of 520	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	239 of 521	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	313 of 533	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	309 of 518	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.5	280 of 523	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.3	214 of 508	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.2	185 of 516	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.3	180 of 490	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.2	163 of 488	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.8	220 of 469	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.8	223 of 478	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.8	178 of 454	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.2	58 of 230	74.8%	★★★★☆
2008	79.9	46 of 409	88.8%	★★★★☆
2007	81.1	43 of 403	89.3%	★★★★☆
2006	82.9	41 of 406	89.9%	★★★★★
2005	56.1	219 of 396	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	84 of 185	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	89 of 169	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	103 of 179	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	91 of 164	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	94 of 162	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	76 of 141	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	124 of 148	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	104 of 137	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	116 of 170	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	67 of 153	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.4	114 of 158	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	98 of 133	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	94 of 130	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	67 of 102	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	99 of 120	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	97 of 109	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	256 of 467	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	254 of 450	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	308 of 474	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	316 of 455	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	266 of 467	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	241 of 443	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	308 of 439	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	294 of 436	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	121 of 195	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.1	129 of 175	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.5	87 of 186	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.8	126 of 178	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	147 of 188	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	112 of 156	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	138 of 171	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	113 of 163	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	5 of 21	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	61.6	8 of 28	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	46.5	14 of 30	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	287 of 458	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	273 of 432	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	327 of 473	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	339 of 459	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	274 of 404	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	303 of 399	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	319 of 415	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	290 of 401	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	247 of 483	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	216 of 452	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	293 of 479	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	283 of 464	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	238 of 476	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	211 of 437	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	265 of 454	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	243 of 438	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	55 of 124	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.0	64 of 113	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	98 of 116	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	91 of 107	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	88 of 131	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	72 of 97	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	94 of 120	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	76 of 114	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	25 of 62	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.6	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	32 of 55	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	27 of 49	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.5	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	78.4	3 of 23	87.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	191 of 296	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.5	162 of 265	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	256 of 307	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	196 of 298	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	140 of 288	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	113 of 260	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	196 of 282	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	180 of 253	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	250 of 435	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	231 of 415	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	316 of 440	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	303 of 436	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	230 of 438	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	229 of 422	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	275 of 428	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	280 of 428	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)76th percentile+25 vs school

Native American (2026)60th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)56th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile~ school

Female (2026)45th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)32nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%~ state avg

Math33%-12 vs state

Science18%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Horizon Middle School	Public	5-8	3601 12th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-7300	2,158	128	16.8	46.2%	1,407 (65.2%)	278 (12.9%)	251 (11.6%)	30 (1.4%)	68 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	122 (5.7%)	50.4	268^th of 546 public middle schools	50.9%		51.4	244^th of 519 public middle schools	53.0%	24	50.5	49.9	39.1	48.3	47.0	24.7	11.2	18.3	33.0	32.8	33.8	34.1	33.4	$11,559
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School	Public	5-8	513 Parke Ave S	Glyndon	56547	Clay County	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	No	No	No	No	(218) 477-6967	508	31	16.5	33.1%	415 (81.7%)	9 (1.8%)	52 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	46.5	295^th of 546 public middle schools	46.0%		64.8	157^th of 519 public middle schools	69.7%	138	61.1	53.3	38.5	50.0	50.7	13.2	7.1	10.0	29.5	21.5	37.3	31.2	29.6	$9,654

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon Middle School

What district is Horizon Middle School in?

Moorhead Area Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Horizon Middle School attend?

Students who attend Horizon Middle School usually go on to attend Moorhead High School

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Middle School?

Students at Horizon Middle School are 65% White, 13% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Horizon Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,158 students attended Horizon Middle School.

Is Horizon Middle School a good school?

Horizon Middle School ranks 268^th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

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