Horizon High, 10393 Seidel Road: grades 9-12, 3,183 students on the district's Oct. 1, 2026 count and an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.
Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Orange County Public Schools’ zone map for Horizon, 2026-27 attendance zone data, Oct. 1, 2026 enrollment summary and 2026-27 bell times, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory and the FHSAA’s 2026-27 football assignments.
Horizon High is the Orange County Public Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 in the middle of Horizon West, on Seidel Road east of State Road 429. Its mailing address says Winter Garden, but the campus sits inside the Horizon West census area, in unincorporated Orange County. It is the zoned high school for about two-thirds of Horizon West’s land, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone maps; most of the rest is zoned for Windermere High.
Who to call
- Front office: 407-554-1814, 10393 Seidel Road, Winter Garden, FL 34787
- School website: horizonhs.ocps.net
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s How to Enroll page; OCPS main line 407-317-3200
- Which school is my address zoned for? OCPS Find My School
- Buses: the district’s Find My Bus page
| Address | 10393 Seidel Road, Winter Garden, FL 34787 |
| Phone | 407-554-1814 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Mascot | Hawks |
| District | Orange County Public Schools |
| State school number | 1471 |
Principal
Principal Brian Sanchez Corona, according to the school’s faculty and staff page.
Enrollment and teachers
- District count: 3,183 students on Oct. 1, 2026, against a permanent capacity of 2,627, according to the district’s enrollment summary.
- Federal count: 2,685 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 101 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 27 students per teacher.
State report card
Florida grades every public school A to F. A high school’s grade is the share of possible points it earns on state test results, learning gains, the graduation rate and college and career acceleration. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for a high school at 65% of points or more.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A (66% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | A |
| 2023-24 | A |
From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:
- English language arts: 72%
- Math: 51%
- Science: 87%
- Social studies: 79%
- Graduation rate (2024-25): 97%
- College and career acceleration (2024-25): 85% of graduates
The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address with the district’s Find My School tool or the Horizon zone map (PDF).
Comparing the district’s 2026-27 middle and high school attendance zones:
- Water Spring Middle sends its whole zone to Horizon.
- Parts of the Hamlin Middle, Horizon West Middle and Bridgewater Middle zones are also zoned for Horizon.
- The elementary zones wholly inside Horizon’s zone are Atwater Bay, Ovation, Panther Lake, Summerlake and Water Spring. Parts of the Independence, Hamlin, Castleview and Sand Lake elementary zones are too.
The district’s rezoning page lists no approved change to the high school zones for 2026-27. Ovation Elementary, which opened in August, took parts of the Water Spring and Panther Lake elementary zones under a plan the School Board approved Nov. 12, 2024; its whole zone lies inside Horizon’s.
Calendar and bell times
Classes run 7:20 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., and to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesdays, under the district’s 2026-27 bell times.
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF):
- Friday, Oct. 9: end of the first marking period
- Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Friday, Dec. 18: end of the second marking period
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
- Monday, Jan. 4, 2027: no school for students
Programs
The school’s programs and courses page lists Cambridge AICE, Advanced Placement and dual enrollment with Orange Technical College, Valencia College, the University of Florida and the University of Central Florida.
Applications for the district’s magnet programs and scholastic academies for the 2027-28 school year open Tuesday, Oct. 13, and close Friday, Dec. 18, according to the district’s magnet programs page.
Sports and activities
Horizon, the Hawks, plays football in Class 6A, Region 2, District 7 for 2026-27, according to the FHSAA’s assignments. The other teams in that district are Celebration, East Ridge of Clermont and Ocoee.
The Horizon Hawks athletics site, which the school links from its athletics page, lists teams in baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, bowling, cheer, cross country, flag football, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting and wrestling. Follow the Hawks on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.
More on Horizon West schools
- The school’s website
- Every public school in Horizon West
- Our Horizon West schools guide for enrolling, the School Board and the full calendar
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Horizon High serve?
Grades 9 through 12. It is an Orange County Public Schools high school at 10393 Seidel Road in Horizon West, with a Winter Garden mailing address.
What is Horizon High’s school grade?
Horizon High earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 66% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025 and 2024.
Which middle schools feed Horizon High?
All of the Water Spring Middle zone and parts of the Hamlin Middle, Horizon West Middle and Bridgewater Middle zones, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone maps.
What time does Horizon High start?
Classes run 7:20 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., and to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesdays, under the district’s 2026-27 bell times.
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