Horizon Middle School

Horizon Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8
3981 S Reservoir Rd,  Aurora, CO
Cherry Creek School District
3.9
2.7
859 Students
B-
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Math Proficiency
12%
Reading Proficiency
24%

Niche Grade

C+
Academics
B
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
24%
Math Proficiency
12%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Teachers
48
Full Time Teachers
48
Teachers in First or Second Year
40.7%

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
23.1%
State Average
25%
Science
17.3%
State Average
30.7%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
484:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.1%
Female
48.9%
Hispanic
37.8%
White
32.8%
Black
15.9%
Two or more races
9.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
3.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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School Rankings

#5 Most Diverse Public MS in Colorado
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.9 10 Reviews
5.0 Middle School Student
11/18/2019
As a student, I can say that overall, this is a good school. We have a bad reputation, but I think that this school is actually really good.
4.0 NicheUser
6/7/2015
The gym teachers are hard working, along with a committed teacher/parent group to Track and Field.
4.0 NicheUser
6/7/2015
While their is always a sense of peer pressure and social correctness when it comes to middle school students, the school does it's best to encourage independence in the education.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.7 25 Reviews
1.0 parent
2/8/2025
The year before my children started at HCMS, I worked for a program in district. One of my 7th grade students begged me not to send my children to HCMS. I should have listened.The first year my daughter was spied on and bullied in the bathrooms. I told both my children not to use the public restroom...
2.0 student
1/14/2025
I don’t go there anymore as I’m now in highschool but I don’t recommend this place I went there for a year and a half and had to leave to severe bullying and almost getting stabbed. The kids here are actually super mean. The staff I feel like the deans and security try hard to protect the students b...
1.0 parent
9/19/2024
As a parent of a current student, I feel compelled to share my experience at Lincoln Middle School. Unfortunately, my expectations have not been met, and I believe it’s important for prospective families to be aware.Academic Environment: creativity. Many subjects lack engaging materials, leaving stu...
4.0 parent
6/27/2023
I’m sad about the negative reputation this school has, because I don’t feel that it’s accurate. The people who are the loudest are often the ones who have had issues, but the majority of the school community doesn’t fit that. It’s middle school- and middle school issues happen in every middle school...

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