Horizon Middle School
915 West 35th St
Kearney NE, 68845, Buffalo County
Phone: 308-698-8120
Ranking: (332 out of 761, top 44%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Kearney Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | |||||||
Total Students: | 540 | 549 | 556 | 549 | 512 | 520 | 533 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 170 | 31.5% | 187 | 34.1% | 182 | 32.7% | 186 | 33.9% | 174 | 34.0% | 173 | 33.3% | 154 | 28.9% |
Grade 7: | 181 | 33.5% | 180 | 32.8% | 187 | 33.6% | 174 | 31.7% | 182 | 35.5% | 154 | 29.6% | 185 | 34.7% |
Grade 8: | 189 | 35.0% | 182 | 33.2% | 187 | 33.6% | 189 | 34.4% | 156 | 30.5% | 193 | 37.1% | 194 | 36.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 300 | 55.6% | 296 | 53.9% | 299 | 53.8% | 295 | 53.7% | 262 | 51.2% | 273 | 52.5% | 270 | 50.7% |
Female: | 240 | 44.4% | 253 | 46.1% | 257 | 46.2% | 254 | 46.3% | 242 | 47.3% | 239 | 46.0% | 259 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.7% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 70 | 13.0% | 68 | 12.4% | 77 | 13.8% | 73 | 13.3% | 63 | 12.3% | 63 | 12.1% | 59 | 11.1% |
Black: | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.5% | 13 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.9% | 13 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.9% | 16 | 3.0% |
White: | 443 | 82.0% | 453 | 82.5% | 448 | 80.6% | 444 | 80.9% | 424 | 82.8% | 429 | 82.5% | 442 | 82.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 159 | 29.4% | 166 | 30.2% | 172 | 30.9% | 161 | 29.3% | 146 | 28.5% | 140 | 26.9% | 142 | 26.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 8.3% | 57 | 10.4% | 53 | 9.5% | 32 | 5.8% | 58 | 11.3% | 53 | 10.2% | 36 | 6.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.48 | 13.72 | 13.89 | 13.68 | 12.75 | 13.00 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NeSA | ||||||
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 102.58 | 99.86 | 100.35 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 99.86 | 104.39 | 106.09 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 104.28 | 105.39 | 106.35 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 101.22 | 103.08 | 101.38 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 116.52 | 113.29 | 108.81 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 120.08 | 117.11 | 112.59 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 117.38 | 117.16 | 115.06 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 98.80 | 97.63 | 98.68 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 104.03 | 103.06 | 103.91 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 98.09 | 102.04 | 105.64 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 114.60 | 111.14 | 104.30 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 122.32 | 120.05 | 110.38 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 120.95 | 120.31 | 115.94 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 117.21 | 118.91 | 121.73 |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 103.43 | 102.73 | 97.89 |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 95.95 | 98.29 | 99.25 |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 105.02 | 100.33 | 102.15 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 109.46 | 105.96 | 102.43 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 123.37 | 120.07 | 106.08 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 121.27 | 120.46 | 108.89 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 124.15 | 122.77 | 115.20 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 93.15 | 98.56 | 99.80 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 107.19 | 105.25 | 102.54 |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 45.03 | 45.62 | 44.19 |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 47.31 | 44.99 | 44.89 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 36.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 63.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 86.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,217.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,984.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,190.0 |
* Horizon Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.