Horizon Middle School
3981 South Reservoir Rd Aurora CO, 80013, Arapahoe County Phone: 720-886-6100 Ranking: (816 out of 1,246, bottom 35%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Cherry Creek School District 5 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: | 56 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 62 | 67 | 69 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,007 | 991 | 969 | 968 | 1,018 | 1,058 | 1,151 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 342 | 34.0% | 330 | 33.3% | 296 | 30.5% | 347 | 35.8% | 323 | 31.7% | 331 | 31.3% | 402 | 34.9% |
Grade 7: | 335 | 33.3% | 321 | 32.4% | 344 | 35.5% | 322 | 33.3% | 312 | 30.6% | 388 | 36.7% | 338 | 29.4% |
Grade 8: | 330 | 32.8% | 340 | 34.3% | 329 | 34.0% | 299 | 30.9% | 383 | 37.6% | 339 | 32.0% | 411 | 35.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 555 | 55.1% | 529 | 53.4% | 509 | 52.5% | 518 | 53.5% | 532 | 52.3% | 562 | 53.1% | 572 | 49.7% |
Female: | 452 | 44.9% | 462 | 46.6% | 460 | 47.5% | 450 | 46.5% | 478 | 47.0% | 488 | 46.1% | 575 | 50.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.9% | 12 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.0% | 14 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 44 | 4.4% | 37 | 3.7% | 43 | 4.4% | 52 | 5.4% | 74 | 7.3% | 62 | 5.9% | 71 | 6.2% |
Hispanic: | 267 | 26.5% | 273 | 27.5% | 242 | 25.0% | 231 | 23.9% | 220 | 21.6% | 212 | 20.0% | 207 | 18.0% |
Black: | 190 | 18.9% | 196 | 19.8% | 188 | 19.4% | 186 | 19.2% | 222 | 21.8% | 247 | 23.3% | 275 | 23.9% |
White: | 419 | 41.6% | 403 | 40.7% | 427 | 44.1% | 435 | 44.9% | 490 | 48.1% | 526 | 49.7% | 584 | 50.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 74 | 7.3% | 70 | 7.1% | 55 | 5.7% | 50 | 5.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 354 | 35.2% | 327 | 33.0% | 315 | 32.5% | 322 | 33.3% | 298 | 29.3% | 273 | 25.8% | 283 | 24.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 130 | 12.9% | 130 | 13.1% | 127 | 13.1% | 108 | 11.2% | 138 | 13.6% | 132 | 12.5% | 144 | 12.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.95 | 18.06 | 17.77 | 17.37 | 16.39 | 15.90 | 16.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 67 | 53 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 68 | 56 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 66 | 56 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 72 | 60 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 70 | 61 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 71 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 71 | 62 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 74 | 63 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 79 | 67 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 75 | 67 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 78 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 79 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 78 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 79 | 72 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 78 | 72 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 77 | 71 |
2004 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 67 | 56 |
2005 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 68 | 59 |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 66 | 59 |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 69 | 60 |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 69 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 69 | 60 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 65 | 57 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 69 | 62 |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 53 | 42 |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 57 | 46 |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 54 | 44 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 61 | 51 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 56 | 46 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 63 | 55 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 58 | 49 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 63 | 53 |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 73 | 61 |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 74 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 74 | 64 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 73 | 66 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 72 | 65 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 73 | 68 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 75 | 68 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 75 | 67 |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 65 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 69 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 65 | 56 |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 68 | 61 |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 69 | 58 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 70 | 61 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 68 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 69 | 59 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 53 | 41 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 54 | 44 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 55 | 45 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 54 | 46 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 56 | 47 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 59 | 50 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 59 | 51 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 59 | 51 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 72 | 64 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 73 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 76 | 66 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 71 | 63 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 74 | 67 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 72 | 64 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 73 | 68 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 72 | 67 |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 62 | 51 |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 61 | 51 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 60 | 51 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 58 | 52 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 53 | 46 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 56 | 49 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 56 | 48 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 56 | 49 |
2004 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 62 | 49 |
2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 65 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 64 | 51 |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 62 | 51 |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 63 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 63 | 52 |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 65 | 55 |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 63 | 55 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 0 | 67.6 | 61.3 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 53.1 | 73.2 | 62.0 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 76.8 | 78.6 | 73.1 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 63.9 | 70.2 | 72.9 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 54.3 | 62.7 | 56.1 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 46.6 | 65.1 | 57.6 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 43.4 | 65.2 | 53.1 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 46.8 | 66.4 | 55.0 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 69.9 | 75.8 | 68.2 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 66.9 | 74.4 | 67.5 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 61.2 | 70.6 | 61.8 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 55.5 | 68.5 | 61.3 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 40.7 | 59.5 | 51.5 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 40.4 | 61.1 | 51.5 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 58.4 | 72.3 | 67.1 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 66.2 | 73.8 | 66.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 44.5 | 58.0 | 48.9 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 51.2 | 61.1 | 51.7 |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 45.8 | 63.0 | 54.8 |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 50.8 | 65.2 | 55.8 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 44.9% | 47.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 55.1% | 52.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.4% | 18.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.6% | 81.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $54,973.0 | $53,944.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,502.0 | $33,571.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $59,493.0 | $58,697.0 |
* Horizon Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.