About Horizons Back-to-basics
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Horizons Back-to-basics is located in Phoenix, AZ and is in Back-to-basics School. It is a charter school that serves 192 students in grades K-8.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Horizons Back-to-basics made AYP in 2008. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Arizona in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Horizons Back-to-basics's test results to learn more about school performance.
Horizons Back-to-basics Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
53 %
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Black
29 %
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White
14 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 51%
- Female 49%
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About Phoenix, AZ
- Population Median Age 32 years
- Median Household Income $41,207
- Average Household Size 2.79 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 33%
- % Owning / % Renting 61% / 39%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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