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Horizon Center. Alternative School

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2802 Ne 8th Ave

Gainesville FL, 32641, Alachua County

Phone: 352-955-7250

Type: Other/Alternative School, Other School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12

School District: Alachua County School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	14		14		14		16		17		18		13
Total Students:	88		104		88		81		79		104		145
Grade 6:	1	1.1%	3	2.9%	6	6.8%	7	8.6%	2	2.5%	0	0.0%	1	0.7%
Grade 7:	16	18.2%	19	18.3%	23	26.1%	10	12.3%	8	10.1%	13	12.5%	16	11.0%
Grade 8:	29	33.0%	39	37.5%	24	27.3%	13	16.0%	26	32.9%	26	25.0%	23	15.9%
Grade 9:	15	17.0%	19	18.3%	14	15.9%	17	21.0%	15	19.0%	17	16.3%	41	28.3%
Grade 10:	14	15.9%	16	15.4%	12	13.6%	18	22.2%	13	16.5%	28	26.9%	47	32.4%
Grade 11:	9	10.2%	7	6.7%	5	5.7%	9	11.1%	9	11.4%	14	13.5%	14	9.7%
Grade 12:	4	4.5%	1	1.0%	4	4.5%	7	8.6%	6	7.6%	6	5.8%	3	2.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	67	76.1%	82	78.8%	69	78.4%	58	71.6%	51	64.6%	61	58.7%	92	63.4%
Female:	21	23.9%	22	21.2%	19	21.6%	23	28.4%	16	20.3%	32	30.8%	46	31.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	1.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	2	2.3%	5	4.8%	1	1.1%	4	4.9%	3	3.8%	1	1.0%	0	0.0%
Black:	79	89.8%	74	71.2%	67	76.1%	60	74.1%	62	78.5%	84	80.8%	129	89.0%
White:	4	4.5%	20	19.2%	17	19.3%	14	17.3%	10	12.7%	15	14.4%	13	9.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	3	3.4%	5	4.8%	3	3.4%	3	3.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	77	87.5%	96	92.3%	71	80.7%	64	79.0%	60	75.9%	73	70.2%	105	72.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	3	3.4%	5	4.8%	3	3.4%	4	4.9%	5	6.3%	8	7.7%	10	6.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	6.29		7.43		6.23		5.00		4.65		6.90		11.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	378	408	N/A
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	362	411	N/A
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	370	411	N/A
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	325	N/A
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	244	322	N/A
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	255	327	N/A
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	246	325	N/A
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	328	N/A
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	261	328	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	253	333	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	333	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	179	305	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	300	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	307	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	312	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	312	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	318	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	315	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	248	N/A
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	249	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	247	307	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	309	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	250	312	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	322	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	229	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	315	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	227	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	255	314	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	248	311	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	254	312	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	246	312	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	236	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	234	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	269	320	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	262	320	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273	323	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	257	324	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	233	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	232	N/A
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	316	N/A
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	311	N/A
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	255	313	N/A
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	320	N/A
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	250	328	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	245	323	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	260	325	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	329	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	244	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	234	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	301	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	298	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	241	300	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	252	304	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	255	315	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	265	312	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	312	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273	317	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	238	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	238	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	297	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	306	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	317	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	307	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	314	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	233	318	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	319	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	174	202	N/A
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	233	304	N/A
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	238	312	N/A
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	320	N/A
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	253	314	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	313	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	239	321	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	253	325	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	265	323	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	249	323	N/A
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	228	243	N/A
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	243	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	58.3%	61.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	41.7%	38.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	33.3%	50.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	66.7%	50.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,065.0	$34,457.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,475.0	$29,837.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$40,859.0	$40,091.0