Horizon Elementary School
730 North Mitchell Boise ID, 83704, Ada County Phone: 208-854-5170 Ranking:  (385 out of 489, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Boise City Independent School District 1 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: | 35 | 36 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 722 | 663 | 696 | 694 | 733 | 680 | 673 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 24 | 3.3% | 14 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 14 | 2.0% | 18 | 2.5% | 17 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 121 | 16.8% | 92 | 13.9% | 96 | 13.8% | 94 | 13.5% | 91 | 12.4% | 94 | 13.8% | 93 | 13.8% |
| Grade 1: | 94 | 13.0% | 82 | 12.4% | 97 | 13.9% | 94 | 13.5% | 100 | 13.6% | 99 | 14.6% | 99 | 14.7% |
| Grade 2: | 93 | 12.9% | 91 | 13.7% | 100 | 14.4% | 103 | 14.8% | 111 | 15.1% | 104 | 15.3% | 95 | 14.1% |
| Grade 3: | 99 | 13.7% | 88 | 13.3% | 101 | 14.5% | 103 | 14.8% | 111 | 15.1% | 93 | 13.7% | 111 | 16.5% |
| Grade 4: | 100 | 13.9% | 96 | 14.5% | 102 | 14.7% | 102 | 14.7% | 104 | 14.2% | 103 | 15.1% | 82 | 12.2% |
| Grade 5: | 96 | 13.3% | 95 | 14.3% | 98 | 14.1% | 96 | 13.8% | 95 | 13.0% | 84 | 12.4% | 102 | 15.2% |
| Grade 6: | 95 | 13.2% | 105 | 15.8% | 99 | 14.2% | 88 | 12.7% | 103 | 14.1% | 86 | 12.6% | 75 | 11.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 378 | 52.4% | 355 | 53.5% | 361 | 51.9% | 362 | 52.2% | 386 | 52.7% | 338 | 49.7% | 344 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 344 | 47.6% | 308 | 46.5% | 335 | 48.1% | 332 | 47.8% | 339 | 46.2% | 334 | 49.1% | 325 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 46 | 6.4% | 43 | 6.5% | 47 | 6.8% | 56 | 8.1% | 60 | 8.2% | 53 | 7.8% | 51 | 7.6% |
| Hispanic: | 207 | 28.7% | 189 | 28.5% | 195 | 28.0% | 166 | 23.9% | 166 | 22.6% | 88 | 12.9% | 85 | 12.6% |
| Black: | 21 | 2.9% | 17 | 2.6% | 16 | 2.3% | 13 | 1.9% | 14 | 1.9% | 22 | 3.2% | 10 | 1.5% |
| White: | 417 | 57.8% | 398 | 60.0% | 423 | 60.8% | 443 | 63.8% | 488 | 66.6% | 516 | 75.9% | 525 | 78.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 3.0% | 12 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 417 | 57.8% | 396 | 59.7% | 410 | 58.9% | 326 | 47.0% | 342 | 46.7% | 253 | 37.2% | 205 | 30.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 5.8% | 56 | 8.4% | 55 | 7.9% | 70 | 10.1% | 65 | 8.9% | 47 | 6.9% | 74 | 11.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.63 | 18.43 | 15.37 | 16.93 | 18.50 | 17.00 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 75.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 78% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 77.1% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 76.6% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 78.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 77.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 89% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 87.1% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 89% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 90.3% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 91.2% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 86% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 87.4% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 89.7% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 90.8% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 91.7% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 91.5% | 89.4% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 82% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 82.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 84.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 82.2% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 86.8% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 86% | 83.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 85.2% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 86% | 85.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 86.2% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 84.5% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 87.1% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 87.9% | 86.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 86.3% | 82.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 88.7% | 86.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 87.7% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 88.1% | 86.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.5% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 92% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77.1% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78.6% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 79.6% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 80.2% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 80.9% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 82.3% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 78.4% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 77.3% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 80.2% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 79.8% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 78.1% | 78.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 80.6% | 79.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86.3% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 87.2% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88.7% | 88% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 89.6% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60.6% | 60.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 67.2% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 66.8% | 64.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 67.4% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 70.7% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 73.6% | 72.2% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 77.6% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 78.7% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80.7% | 75.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 81.8% | 75.4% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 81.4% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 79.3% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 81.5% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 81.4% | 78.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83.3% | 79.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 82.1% | 77.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 81.7% | 79% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 82.3% | 77.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 88.4% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88.4% | 85.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 91.6% | 88.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 91.7% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 89.1% | 86.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $51,803.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,606.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $55,982.0 |
* Horizon Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.