Horizon Middle School
1750 Piros Dr
Colorado Springs CO, 80915, El Paso County
Phone: 719-574-7700
Ranking: (610 out of 1,246, top 49%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Falcon School District 49
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: | 40 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 44 | 46 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 610 | 623 | 615 | 652 | 672 | 662 | 696 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 198 | 32.5% | 207 | 33.2% | 200 | 32.5% | 234 | 35.9% | 227 | 33.8% | 202 | 30.5% | 243 | 34.9% |
Grade 7: | 206 | 33.8% | 210 | 33.7% | 215 | 35.0% | 219 | 33.6% | 210 | 31.3% | 240 | 36.3% | 236 | 33.9% |
Grade 8: | 206 | 33.8% | 206 | 33.1% | 200 | 32.5% | 199 | 30.5% | 235 | 35.0% | 220 | 33.2% | 217 | 31.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 327 | 53.6% | 329 | 52.8% | 314 | 51.1% | 332 | 50.9% | 311 | 46.3% | 318 | 48.0% | 360 | 51.7% |
Female: | 283 | 46.4% | 294 | 47.2% | 301 | 48.9% | 320 | 49.1% | 353 | 52.5% | 336 | 50.8% | 332 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.6% |
Asian: | 21 | 3.4% | 17 | 2.7% | 16 | 2.6% | 20 | 3.1% | 34 | 5.1% | 31 | 4.7% | 35 | 5.0% |
Hispanic: | 152 | 24.9% | 147 | 23.6% | 140 | 22.8% | 153 | 23.5% | 134 | 19.9% | 128 | 19.3% | 132 | 19.0% |
Black: | 72 | 11.8% | 59 | 9.5% | 62 | 10.1% | 80 | 12.3% | 97 | 14.4% | 97 | 14.7% | 106 | 15.2% |
White: | 310 | 50.8% | 340 | 54.6% | 341 | 55.4% | 367 | 56.3% | 399 | 59.4% | 395 | 59.7% | 412 | 59.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 47 | 7.7% | 47 | 7.5% | 48 | 7.8% | 25 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 203 | 33.3% | 186 | 29.9% | 138 | 22.4% | 160 | 24.5% | 168 | 25.0% | 128 | 19.3% | 131 | 18.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 12.1% | 74 | 11.9% | 77 | 12.5% | 69 | 10.6% | 59 | 8.8% | 85 | 12.8% | 86 | 12.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.43 | 16.92 | 15.64 | 17.17 | 15.45 | 14.40 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 58 | 53 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 70 | 56 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 63 | 56 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 68 | 60 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 64 | 61 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 63 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 66 | 62 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 64 | 63 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 71 | 67 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 73 | 67 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 77 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 73 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 78 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 75 | 72 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 80 | 72 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 74 | 71 |
2004 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 54 | 56 |
2005 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 64 | 59 |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 67 | 59 |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 67 | 60 |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 65 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 66 | 60 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 63 | 57 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 66 | 62 |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 47 | 42 |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 50 | 46 |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 51 | 44 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 59 | 51 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 50 | 46 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 56 | 55 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 52 | 49 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 58 | 53 |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 68 | 61 |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 69 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 72 | 64 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 74 | 66 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 71 | 65 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 74 | 68 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 73 | 68 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 71 | 67 |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 61 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 61 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 63 | 56 |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 67 | 61 |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 61 | 58 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 67 | 61 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 64 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 64 | 59 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 45 | 41 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 53 | 44 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 48 | 45 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 54 | 46 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 52 | 47 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 52 | 50 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 54 | 51 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 54 | 51 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 68 | 64 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 72 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 67 | 66 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 73 | 63 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 73 | 67 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 68 | 64 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 71 | 68 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 70 | 67 |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 53 | 51 |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 56 | 51 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 52 | 51 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 54 | 52 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 49 | 46 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 43 | 49 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 50 | 48 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 52 | 49 |
2004 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 52 | 49 |
2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 56 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 54 | 51 |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 59 | 51 |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 58 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 56 | 52 |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 59 | 55 |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 59 | 55 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 66.2 | 64.7 | 61.3 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 52.8 | 61.5 | 62.0 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 76.1 | 80.2 | 73.1 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 76.9 | 77.2 | 72.9 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 59.2 | 62.2 | 56.1 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 56.6 | 60.8 | 57.6 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 47.1 | 58.7 | 53.1 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 46.2 | 52.8 | 55.0 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 69.5 | 73.9 | 68.2 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 66.2 | 72.1 | 67.5 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 69.5 | 70.1 | 61.8 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 66.7 | 65.5 | 61.3 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 50.5 | 55.5 | 51.5 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 38.8 | 54.4 | 51.5 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 72.3 | 72.2 | 67.1 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 63.9 | 72.7 | 66.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 49.0 | 50.2 | 48.9 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 53.1 | 54.5 | 51.7 |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 61.1 | 61.7 | 54.8 |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 57.2 | 62.5 | 55.8 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.6% | 51.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.4% | 48.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.3% | 17.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.7% | 82.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,622.0 | $40,425.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,967.0 | $35,180.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,355.0 | $41,573.0 |
* Horizon Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.