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Horizon High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5321 East 136th Ave

Brighton CO, 80601, Adams County

Phone: 720-972-4400

Ranking:

(175 out of 304, bottom 42%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Northglenn-Thornton School District 12

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	93		82		91		92		92		99		106
Total Students:	1,970		1,925		1,901		1,813		1,881		1,939		2,079
Grade 9:	543	27.6%	523	27.2%	532	28.0%	453	25.0%	514	27.3%	480	24.8%	434	20.9%
Grade 10:	510	25.9%	500	26.0%	454	23.9%	490	27.0%	463	24.6%	424	21.9%	477	22.9%
Grade 11:	474	24.1%	419	21.8%	473	24.9%	445	24.5%	435	23.1%	546	28.2%	526	25.3%
Grade 12:	443	22.5%	483	25.1%	442	23.3%	425	23.4%	469	24.9%	489	25.2%	642	30.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	997	50.6%	958	49.8%	956	50.3%	934	51.5%	931	49.5%	969	50.0%	1,027	49.4%
Female:	973	49.4%	967	50.2%	945	49.7%	879	48.5%	942	50.1%	962	49.6%	1,048	50.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	15	0.8%	13	0.7%	15	0.8%	2	0.1%	24	1.3%	19	1.0%	18	0.9%
Asian:	119	6.0%	101	5.2%	93	4.9%	15	0.8%	88	4.7%	101	5.2%	102	4.9%
Hispanic:	484	24.6%	467	24.3%	478	25.1%	438	24.2%	433	23.0%	446	23.0%	465	22.4%
Black:	31	1.6%	32	1.7%	29	1.5%	5	0.3%	43	2.3%	44	2.3%	57	2.7%
White:	1,304	66.2%	1,288	66.9%	1,272	66.9%	1,351	74.5%	1,293	68.7%	1,329	68.5%	1,437	69.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	5	0.3%	5	0.3%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	12	0.6%	19	1.0%	12	0.6%	2	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	305	15.5%	239	12.4%	101	5.3%	146	8.1%	130	6.9%	89	4.6%	145	7.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	130	6.6%	114	5.9%	72	3.8%	33	1.8%	33	1.8%	11	0.6%	45	2.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.21		23.51		20.96		19.80		20.55		19.60		19.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	21	18	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	22	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	25	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	23	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	21	21	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	24	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	23	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	31	28	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	59	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	61	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	71	67	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	73	68	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	64	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	65	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	70	59	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	67	64	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	41	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	42	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	43	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	43	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	42	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	42	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	45	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	40	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	47	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	49	46	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	42	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	42	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	38	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	42	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	27	24	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	27	26	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	33	32	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	28	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	36	30	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	31	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	34	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	35	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	62	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	67	62	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	69	64	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	62	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	69	62	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	63	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	73	59	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	61	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	45	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	45	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	44	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	43	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	39	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	40	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	47	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	36.3	28.8	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	39.2	29.6	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	67.7	63.1	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	75.9	65.7	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	48.4	42.9	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	62.4	49.0	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	40.2	40.9	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	50.4	41.9	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	45.0	35.9	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	45.9	35.1	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	69.1	62.0	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68.0	61.9	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	49.1	45.0	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	49.6	47.2	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	42.7%	50.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	57.3%	50.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	14.6%	30.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	85.4%	69.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$53,151.0	$49,148.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,696.0	$34,265.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$55,961.0	$55,635.0

* Horizon High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.