Horizon Science Academy Lorain
Lorain · OH · Horizon Science Academy Lorain · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Black River Career Prep High School → New Beginnings → Lorain Preparatory High School → Oberlin High School → Clearview High School → Brookside High School → Wellington High School → Columbia High School →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 25% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 36% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 95% in 2019 (75th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Horizon Science Academy Lorain compares for families
What families should know about Horizon Science Academy Lorain.
- ▸ LocallyOH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Black River Career Prep High School, New Beginnings, Lorain Preparatory High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 36% by test-taker volume
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?
75th percentile nationally
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
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
Ohio State University-Main Campus
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 $17,339/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 839 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $12,888 per student in district revenue, the 5 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $64,440/year in additional funding.
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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black River Career Prep High School Elyria |
Public · charter | 4.4 | 182 | +51.7% |
| New Beginnings Lorain |
Public | 1.0 | 125 | +21.4% |
| Lorain Preparatory High School Lorain |
Public · charter | 0.9 | 109 | +78.7% |
| Oberlin High School Oberlin |
Public | 9.8 | 218 | -11.0% |
| Clearview High School Lorain |
Public | 1.1 | 333 | -17.2% |
| Brookside High School Sheffield Village |
Public | 4.7 | 415 | -9.6% |
| Wellington High School Wellington |
Public | 18.1 | 228 | -14.9% |
| Columbia High School Columbia Station |
Public | 15.8 | 273 | -0.4% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantHorizon Science Academy Lorain is a public high school in Lorain, OH, enrolling 839 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
38 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 36% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 95% in the latest EDFacts release.
21% 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
What is Horizon Science Academy Lorain's graduation rate? Horizon Science Academy Lorain's federal four-year graduation rate was about 95% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Horizon Science Academy Lorain? Horizon Science Academy Lorain is a public high school in Lorain, OH, enrolling 839 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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