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C+

Horizon Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

3601 12th Ave S, Moorhead, MN 56560 · (218) 284-7300 · Part of Moorhead Public School District

Moorhead’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
2,158
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Horizon Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Moorhead kids: Moorhead High School

On the path

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

K–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Horizon Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Moorhead High School2,122 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3601 12th Ave S, Moorhead

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5566
Grade 6556
Grade 7541
Grade 8495
Enrollment over time
2,189’20
2,069’21
2,158’22
2,167’23
2,158’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Black 13%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 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 Moorhead families.

Other schools in Moorhead Public School District

The district →
Probstfield Center for Education
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Moorhead
253 students7:1
Moorhead Voluntary PreKindergarten
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Moorhead
20 students
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moorhead
B
719 students14:1
Dorothy Dodds Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moorhead
C+
625 students13:1
Ellen Hopkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moorhead
B−
616 students14:1
Robert Asp Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moorhead
B−
580 students13:1

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 Minnesota’s other public schools; Moorhead’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.