Horizon High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5601 East Greenway Rd

Scottsdale AZ, 85254, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-449-6000

Ranking:

(28 out of 409, top 7%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Paradise Valley Unified 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:	87		83		82		83		93		99		106
Total Students:	2,266		2,175		2,184		2,144		2,204		2,304		2,330
Grade 9:	588	25.9%	574	26.4%	606	27.7%	501	23.4%	508	23.0%	568	24.7%	574	24.6%
Grade 10:	572	25.2%	602	27.7%	505	23.1%	524	24.4%	563	25.5%	581	25.2%	591	25.4%
Grade 11:	609	26.9%	499	22.9%	510	23.4%	575	26.8%	568	25.8%	571	24.8%	595	25.5%
Grade 12:	497	21.9%	500	23.0%	563	25.8%	544	25.4%	565	25.6%	584	25.3%	570	24.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,139	50.3%	1,078	49.6%	1,074	49.2%	1,088	50.7%	1,129	51.2%	1,183	51.3%	1,202	51.6%
Female:	1,127	49.7%	1,097	50.4%	1,110	50.8%	1,056	49.3%	1,067	48.4%	1,113	48.3%	1,124	48.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	14	0.6%	11	0.5%	6	0.3%	7	0.3%	9	0.4%	16	0.7%	11	0.5%
Asian:	86	3.8%	78	3.6%	83	3.8%	81	3.8%	63	2.9%	76	3.3%	81	3.5%
Hispanic:	244	10.8%	206	9.5%	183	8.4%	133	6.2%	121	5.5%	125	5.4%	114	4.9%
Black:	45	2.0%	38	1.7%	39	1.8%	47	2.2%	41	1.9%	28	1.2%	34	1.5%
White:	1,782	78.6%	1,759	80.9%	1,828	83.7%	1,870	87.2%	1,970	89.4%	2,059	89.4%	2,090	89.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	6	0.3%	3	0.1%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	89	3.9%	80	3.7%	44	2.0%	5	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	50	2.2%	NA	NA	139	6.4%	106	4.9%	89	4.0%	80	3.5%	56	2.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	18	0.8%	NA	NA	31	1.4%	23	1.1%	14	0.6%	34	1.5%	33	1.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	25.95		26.33		26.70		25.92		23.80		23.20		22.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	742	721	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	515	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	511.99	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	509	N/A
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	509	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	736	722	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	740	725	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	745	726.58	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	736	721	N/A
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	736	722	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	493	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	496	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	506.05	N/A
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	506	N/A
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	502	N/A
2009	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	710	704	N/A
2010	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	728	714	N/A
2011	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	510.82	N/A
2012	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	512	N/A
2013	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	515	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	39.0%	34.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	61.0%	66.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.7%	26.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.3%	74.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,749.0	$47,640.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,981.0	$35,674.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,028.0	$51,845.0

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