Horizon Honors Secondary School

Phoenix · AZ · Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (79264) · Public charter · K-12 combined


9 AP courses 97% 4-yr grad rate

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 9 AP courses offered — Elite
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • 5 calculus classes · 7 physics · 7 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 73rd percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: 62nd percentile by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 97% in 2019 (90th percentile nationally)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Horizon Honors Secondary School compares for families

Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 73rd percentile nationally with 9 AP courses.
  • ▸ LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: AAEC - SMCC Campus, Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep, BASIS Chandler and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth

73rd percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
AP courses offered
9
Math ✓ · Science ✓
Students taking AP courses
103
≈25 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
5
5 calculus · 0 advanced
Lab science classes
14
7 physics · 7 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Dual-enrollment program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

62nd percentile by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
110
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
27.2
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

90th percentile nationally

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
97%
Range: 95–100%
4-year cohort size
91
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
2.5%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
22.5%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Your state's public flagship

University of Arizona

86%
admit rate
$13,926
in-state tuition/yr · $42,278 out-of-state
1160–1420
SAT 25–75 · ACT 21–30

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,674/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Arizona profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
8.7%
Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.
Students absent 15+ days
62
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
339:1
Above the ASCA 250:1 target but below the US median (~430:1). Capacity is workable.
Counselor FTE
2.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
40
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 98 in 2021 to 101 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+3.1%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -1.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 678 students:

2025
666
2027
642
2029
619

≈ 59 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At $11,144 per student in district revenue, the 59 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $657,496/year in funding at risk.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
AAEC - SMCC Campus
PHOENIX
Public · charter 6.6 426 -14.6%
Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep
CHANDLER
Public · charter 7.4 339 +4.3%
BASIS Chandler
CHANDLER
Public · charter 9.2 361 -4.2%
International Commerce High School - Tempe
TEMPE
Public · charter 8.2 290 +16.0%
South Pointe High School
PHOENIX
Public · charter 7.4 615 +24.7%
NFL YET College Prep Academy
PHOENIX
Public · charter 7.5 233 -12.1%
BASIS Ahwatukee
PHOENIX
Public · charter 3.8 196 +11.4%
Tempe Preparatory Academy
TEMPE
Public · charter 7.4 230 -5.3%

At a glance

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Horizon Honors Secondary School is a public high school in Phoenix, AZ, enrolling 678 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 3% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 9 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 73% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

110 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 62% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 339 students per school counselor.

9% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

How many AP courses does Horizon Honors Secondary School offer? Horizon Honors Secondary School offers 9 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 73% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Horizon Honors Secondary School's graduation rate? Horizon Honors Secondary School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Horizon Honors Secondary School? Horizon Honors Secondary School is a public high school in Phoenix, AZ, enrolling 678 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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