Horrible experience. I was constantly treated with disrespect and looked down on, I transfered here from Pinnacle High School expecting a better experience. That was a total letdown. It's one thing to be disrespected as a student, but to disrespect one's parent(s)? That is another level of rude, and is uncalled for. I was constantly called names, and bullied. The front office including counseling didn't give one cent about that and care more about "getting back to class." Stay away from this place. read more

We are new from LV and the staff have been amazing at helping my 15 yr. old girl adjust.Carol Lowry at the front desk is like a ray of sunshine & makes every student feel special Her counselor helped her get into some classes that she loves, even though school was starting very soon.She is crazy about her teachers & her grades are much better here When my teen was sick, I called the attendance office & the woman was very kind. I was so nervous about changing schools, and we are so blessed that we chose Horizon.I just can't say enough good things about the staff there!! read more

Super thankful to say this was my high school. I graduated in 2010 and looking back it was some of the greatest but most challenging times of my life. I made some really amazing friends here and really liked and respected almost all of my teachers, some were a little boring but who can blame them when we're learning about economics at 17. Most of the teachers I had back then are no longer working there but a few still are and they're all such great people. Yes there was typical bullying, drugs etc but what school doesn't have all of that? They did their best at combating it and boy was I simultaneously afraid of and adored Betsy the security guard. Thanks horizon for 4 wild years and a lot of lessons learned read more

I loved Horizon High School. My oldest Daughter graduated in 2013 and has graduated from Vassar College in New York. My Son graduated in 2015 and is a Junior at ASU. It was a good mix of kids from all economic backgrounds and a great foundation for getting through college. They had a nice experience there read more

Horizon High School - Middle Schools & High Schools Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

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I liked this school, graduated back in 2012. Great drama program, friendly teachers, security is cool. I didn't have any issues.

Misery at best. This school turns a blind eye to many many issues. Huge drug problem and there are only a handful of good teachers. No real support system. I get my child was not perfect and rarely most are but after 2 years of hell I pulled him in his junior year. I know all High Schools have problems but to not tackle them head on is bewildering to me. A sad reality some people say but I am indifferent to that. Removed child from HHS and problems solved. See ya! Oh and I gladly took some friends kids (future huskies) with me. Oh and I suggest reading the Not recommended reviews as well. read more

All three of my kids have gone to this school. They are the worst! We tried to find out info on caps and gowns and got yelled at by staff that we were suppose to know to contact the company directly. If this school was a business they'd already be gone. read more

Horizon is a good school overall. I think that the kids could be a lot nicer, since I am a student there and I get bullied and teased almost every day. A lot of the boys are HOT, but some look like trouble. I think that all of the cute and nice boys are already taken. The counselor does not believe that I try to find friends, but it's hard for me because I'm used to isolating myself and he does not appreciate that is terrifying to just say "hi" to someone or walk into a room with lots of people. He says "go to clubs" and I say "it's too scary" and my mom says "can you give her a break she's scared and I want to help her" but he doesn't listen. Overall, HHS is w good school with a GREAT choir program. HHS is AWFUL for kids like me. I had a substitute teacher in choir and I had my phone out (I am allowed to text or call my mom whenever I need to in class) and the sub said "are you a special student?!" And I do have some problems but he yelled that. He got me in trouble and within 5 minutes security was there even when it was his fault. I HATE horizon. read more

Mr Long and Mr Gleason are legends, take calc BC if you can. Gleason is a great Xc and track coach!

I have had two children go through this school and both liked it for different reasons. My nephew [who lived with us] was into sports and loved the school for it's extra-cirricular activities. My daughter was into the arts and loved the drama, music and art programs. Both made honor society, and are now doing well in College, which is better than most of their current classmates... so they must have done something right at this school. read more

Horizon High School needs a makeover from top to bottom. The administration needs to take a serious look in the mirror. They need to step up and fix the drug problem, the behavior of it' students, and the poor quality of instruction and leadership. This is my child's second year at this school and the inconsistency in education is unbelievable. A student is lucky to get a couple of good teachers per year. And if you get a bad teacher, there is nothing that can be done! You are not allowed to switch teachers and do what is best for your student. They make it impossible, because if they allow one kid to switch, then everyone would want to switch. So, it's really the luck of the draw here. If all the teachers were great, then it wouldn't be a problem to switch teachers because most kids would be happy! Tell me how it's fair when one kid gets a great teacher and gets an A while the other kid gets a bad teacher and works their but off only to get a C? A GPA can make or break a kid when trying to get into college! The classrooms are overcrowded with about 40 kids per class. How can even the best teacher do their job well with that many students? I was told by a teacher once that it takes him 4 hours to grade a test and that teachers don't like to give out many tests, quizzes, or assignments because it is too time consuming. The administration allows it's students to vandalize the bathrooms, smoke pot and drink alcohol in the bathrooms, and have no respect for the teachers or their school. Bottom line, everything comes from the top and trickles down. If the administration keeps looking the other way and just accepts that this is the best they can do, then this school is just going to continue to decline. Sat scores will continue to fall, kids will not get into the best Universities, and the administration will be responsible for negatively affecting kids lives and their futures! read more

Just graduated from here and it was the worst experience of my life. 90% of the teachers don't teach us students anything that we can apply to our future. They don't care about the students. If we don't learn anything, it's our fault and not the school for not giving us anything knowledgeable to feed on. Along with the shitty education, the rules are bullshit and mysogynistic. Females can't wear yoga pants and tanktops now. Why? Because BOYS can't handle themselves. So it's a girl's problem if the BOY gets distracted? Honestly, none of them even give a damn. I understand if they don't want body parts like buttcheeks or nipples showing, but seriously?! Is a shoulder provocative?! The staff doesn't care about the students well-being either. They claim to have a non-bullying policy, yet there are so many rules that make us feel so constricted. Coming to school felt like going to prison. When I was a freshman, my ipod got stolen and I had a lead on who it might have been. I turned in a report to the office and you know what happened?! Nothing. They didn't do shit. To top all this off, a student like myself felt so left out since I wasn't involved in extracurriculars or part of the stugo. They only care about the students on the football team and the stugo. If you're not a part of that, you might as well stay home. I felt as if it was okay to have school spirit if you were pretty or popular. Now all I have to give horizon is my two middle fingers. Glad I'm out of that hellhole and I wish your child luck at this prison. read more

This school provides no life skills and unless your child is an asset to the school, he is overlooked. There is a college track for students tacking all AP courses who are self driven and want to get onto highly selective colleges. The rest are assumed will go to an in state school or pvcc. There are so many options and these kids don't have any. They don't know what colleges to look for and graduate with their path chosen. They are I'll prepared when they do graduate because the teachers hand out test prep notes handed out before tests that are so detailed that none of the history, spanish, or biology books needed to be taken out from under the bed. I'd drag them out but my son would shake his head Nd just look at the test papers his teachers gave him and ace the test. He had absolutely no comprehension of the subject matter and that is how Horizon teaches. These kids don't know how to study and are going to get swallowed at college. I will say drama department and chorus are great but beyond that, unless pvcc is your goal, expect a rough road and money spent on tutors. Better yet , suck up the money and go to Notre Dame or Brophy. Those those kids succeed. read more

My daughter attended this school and all of her teachers were amazing, accept for her band teacher. Mr. Harrison ruined her freshman year experience because he didn't teach her anything and he was very rude to her. I recommend you take some other class other than band, orchestra, etc. if you are attending Horizon. read more