| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Adams County, CO |
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| Total Students |
2491 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
119 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 699 students | | Grade 10 - 667 students | | Grade 11 - 565 students | | Grade 12 - 560 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:21 |
1:17 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
2% |
| % Asian |
5% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
23% |
26% |
| % Black |
3% |
5% |
| % White |
70% |
66% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
9% |
19% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
4% |
5% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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(CO) Statewide Testing Performance |
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| School District Name |
Adams 12 Five Star s School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
50 |
3 |
| Number of Students Managed |
37,993 students |
677 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$357,540,000 |
$6,335,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$351,325,000 |
$6,229,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$9,411 |
$9,357 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$9,247 |
$9,201 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
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- Horizon High School is a public secondary institution located in Thornton, Colorado. The school was recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 1994, 1995 and 1996. The Blue Ribbon award is considered to be the highest honor that an American school can achieve, only about 3.9% of schools nationwide have been recognized as Blue Ribbon Schools.
- History
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Horizon High School opened in 1988 to relieve crowding at Northglenn High School.
- Following rapid growth in Adams County throughout the 1990s, Horizon High School quickly filled to capacity and by 1999 the campus had 20 portable classrooms outside the school's main building.
- Originally, the school only had grades 10-12. The graduating class of 1998 was the first freshman class to attend the school.
- Horizon's goals are simple: to provide learning programs for each individual student that fits his/her needs; to emphasize academic courses that challenge each student to grow intellectually; to teach students to think critically, master basic skills, develop healthful lifestyles and become active citizens; and finally, to install Horizon PRIDE in each and every student.
- Extracurricular activities
- Athletics
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Horizon High School fields teams that compete in interscholastic competition in baseball, basketball, cross-country, football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.
- State championship titles:
- Boys' basketball: 1998 (5A)
- Girls' basketball: 1993 (6A)
- Boys' soccer: 1991 (6A), 1992 (6A), 2000 (5A)
- Drama
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Horizon High School is known throughout the Adams 12 District for its Drama program. The school features the second largest auditorium in the District, seating over 700 people. Since its opening in 1988, there have been almost 20 musicals performed, as well as over 44 plays and several one-acts.
- Newspaper
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Horizon High School is host to a student run newspaper, The Horizon Profile. The paper features news, features, and opinion writing styles all according to the AP style guide. The Profile is published once monthly for seven months throughout the school year. It is offered as a class that is open to all students with a writing submission at the discretion of the current staff. The Profile is a member of the Colorado High School Press Association(CHSPA) and received the best in show third place for a 5A newspaper during the 2007-2008 CHSPA Journalism Day at CSU.
- Clubs
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Horizon High School has a myriad of exciting clubs such as Spanish National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, Band, Class Leadership, National Honor Society, LINK, FBLA, DECA, Creative Writing Club, Drama, and Anime Club
- Notable alumni
- Chris Robinette, 1999, NCBA National Champion
- Jamie Carey, 1999, WNBA player
- John Denney, long snapper for the Miami Dolphins
- Ryan Denney, 1995, defensive end for the Buffalo Bills
- Matthew Ryan Hoge, 1992, director, The United States of Leland
- Quynh Nguyen, KUSA-TV reporter
- Cameron Clay Stevens, 1995, actor and singer
- See also
- Adams County School District 12
- List of high schools in Colorado
- External links
- Horizon High School
- Horizon High School Drama
- Horizon Soccer
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| About This Zip Code (80601) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
34,626 people |
4,157,972 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
25% |
33% |
| Population Average Age |
33 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
3.0 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$52,570
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$49,703 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.1 rooms |
5.7 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
30 years old |
35 years old |
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Zipcode (80601)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
78% / 22% |
67% / 33% |
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