The brief
A private school in Cumming, GA serving grades Kindergarten – 12th.
It ranks 382 of 497 schools in Georgia.
Horizon Christian Academy is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.
About this school's datarating: medium confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a figure is withheld, out of date for this school, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- What this rating measures: classroom size, instructional time, student diversity, community resources, and school characteristics. Private schools are ranked against other private schools in GA.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Score basis: private school model. Data coverage: 80% of scoring components had data. Components scored: 4 of 5. Ranking pool: private schools in GA.
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), SY 2023–24
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- Source: MySchoolScout ranking model, built from the dated sources listed here
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates, ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 30040; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Atlanta school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $133,028
- Median home value
- $474,400
- Median rent
- $1,883/mo
- College educated
- 55.5%
- Homeownership
- 84.4%
- Poverty rate
- 5.7%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 30040; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 15
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 14
- Somewhat Bikeable
- County reported crime
- 359/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- White88%
- Asian4%
- Two or More4%
- Hispanic2%
- Black1%
- Pacific Islander1%
Enrollment mix: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) · SY 2023–24.
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Private · tuition: Potential private option; tuition and admission requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file for a family that is serious about this school.The basics
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 12th
- Enrollment
- 365
- Student-teacher ratio
- 10.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 36
- Type
- Private
- Coed status
- Coed
- Affiliation
- Christian, no specific denomination
- School day
- 7.2 hours
- Days per year
- 168 days
- Setting
- Large Suburb
- County
- Forsyth County
- Phone
- (678) 947-0711
- Gender split
- 52% M / 48% F · NCES PSS, SY 2023–24
The area
- Area population (ZIP 30040)
- 79,580
- Area average commute
- 30.3 min
- Area median age
- 39.1
NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), SY 2023–24
Questions families ask
What grades does Horizon Christian Academy serve?
Horizon Christian Academy serves students in grades Kindergarten through 12th.
How many students attend Horizon Christian Academy?
Horizon Christian Academy has an enrollment of approximately 365 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Horizon Christian Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Horizon Christian Academy is 10.2:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.
How does Horizon Christian Academy rank in GA?
Horizon Christian Academy ranks #382 of 497 private schools in GA.
What is Horizon Christian Academy's MySchoolScout rating?
Horizon Christian Academy has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.5 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Horizon Christian Academy a private school?
Yes, Horizon Christian Academy is a private coeducational school with a Christian, no specific denomination affiliation. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.
Is Horizon Christian Academy a religious school?
Horizon Christian Academy has a Christian, no specific denomination religious affiliation.
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Georgia Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year.Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.