New Horizon High is a small public high school serving grades 9-12 in Banning, California, with only 82 students. Unfortunately, this school consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages, as well as nearby high schools.
New Horizon High has very low academic performance, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of California high schools in recent years. The school's four-year graduation rate has been steadily declining, from 41.4% in 2019-2020 to just 69.2% in 2022-2023, which is significantly lower than the state and district averages. Correspondingly, the school's dropout rates have been very high, ranging from 15.4% to 42.4% in recent years, far exceeding the state and district averages. New Horizon High also has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching as high as 84.2% in 2021-2022, more than double the rate of the nearby Banning High and significantly higher than the state average.
When compared to other high schools in the surrounding area, such as Oak View High School, San Jacinto High, and the schools in the Banning Unified and San Jacinto Unified school districts, New Horizon High consistently performs significantly worse across a range of metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and attendance. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as female and male students, as well as Hispanic students and English Language Learners.
Students at New Horizon High are 70% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 7% American Indian, 4% Asian, 1% White, 1% Pacific Islander.
New Horizon High ranks in the bottom 16.6% of California high schools.
Banning Unified
In the 2023-24 school year, 76 students attended New Horizon High.