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Horizon Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

3981 South Reservoir Road, Aurora, CO 80013 · (720) 886-6100 · Part of Cherry Creek School District 5

Aurora’s School Grade B better than 59% of Colorado school districts

Students
714
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Horizon Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 26.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Aurora kids: 11 high schools

On the path

Where Aurora kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–552 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Horizon Middle SchoolYou are here
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

3981 South Reservoir Road, Aurora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6252
Grade 7237
Grade 8225
Enrollment over time
968’20
859’21
812’22
732’23
714’24

Down 26.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 41%White 28%Black 17%Two or more races 10%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Horizon Middle School from Aurora families.

Other schools in Cherry Creek School District 5

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Aurora’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.