Is Horizon Elementary a good school?

Horizon Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Horizon Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 539 students attended Horizon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Elementary?

Students at Horizon Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 20% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Horizon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Horizon Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Olympic View Middle School High : Mariner High School

Horizon Elementary

Summary:

Horizon Elementary is a public elementary school in Everett, Washington, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Mukilteo School District. With a diverse student population, Horizon Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of Washington elementary schools.

Horizon Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby Madison Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, and View Ridge Elementary schools in the Everett School District, which consistently rank in the top half or top quarter of Washington elementary schools. Horizon Elementary's students, including its Hispanic and English Language Learner subgroups, consistently rank in the bottom quarter of their respective subgroups across the state.

The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 79.04% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, coupled with lower spending per student compared to the Everett School District, may be contributing factors to Horizon Elementary's academic challenges. Addressing these issues and implementing targeted interventions could be crucial in improving the academic outcomes for Horizon Elementary students.

Detail:

Public K-5

222 W Casino Rd
Everett, WA 98204

(425) 366-3000

District: Mukilteo School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1094^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,620

Students who attend Horizon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olympic View Middle School
High:	Mariner High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 539

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.7%

White:

20.0%

Two or more races:

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Horizon Elementary ranks worse than 93.7% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Mukilteo School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.35. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.7%), White (20%), two or more races (9.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Mukilteo School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Horizon Elementary is 13.2, which is the 4^th best among 12 elementary schools in the Mukilteo School District. (See more...)

Compare Horizon Elementary employs 40.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Horizon Elementary is $21,620, which is the 6^th highest among 12 elementary schools in the Mukilteo School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Horizon Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Horizon Elementary 1094^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Horizon Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Mukilteo School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mukilteo School District 117^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Horizon Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Horizon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	40.62	636^th	1026	38.0%
2005	24.28	836^th	1031	18.9%
2006	18.74	928^th	1051	11.7%
2007	18.79	934^th	1069	12.6%
2008	10.87	1002^nd	1067	6.1%
2009	10.51	1014^th	1072	5.4%
2010	10.30	1031^st	1088	5.2%
2011	21.92	932^nd	1092	14.7%
2012	21.18	946^th	1097	13.8%
2013	34.68	779^th	1106	29.6%
2015	26.05	839^th	1067	21.4%
2016	31.05	751^st	1053	28.7%
2017	17.68	906^th	1056	14.2%
2018	15.63	928^th	1054	12.0%
2019	11.84	1039^th	1130	8.1%
2021	16.70	942^nd	1107	14.9%
2022	16.01	1026^th	1169	12.2%
2023	9.60	1109^th	1169	5.1%
2024	10.35	1094^th	1168	6.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Horizon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	40.17	134^th	212	36.8%
2019	47.13	176^th	303	41.9%
2024	46.56	105^th	188	44.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Horizon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.78	308^th	333	7.5%
2019	22.37	219^th	248	11.7%
2022	23.00	196^th	213	8.0%
2023	14.24	239^th	254	5.9%
2024	13.50	304^th	320	5.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Horizon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	19.00	579^th	637	9.1%
2022	17.48	453^rd	478	5.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Horizon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	28.95	657^th	835	21.3%
2019	24.40	823^rd	979	15.9%
2021	27.63	661^st	854	22.6%
2022	30.85	763^rd	1019	25.1%
2023	16.79	935^th	1013	7.7%
2024	17.44	929^th	1024	9.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Horizon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	22.27	817^th	1004	18.6%
2019	11.59	989^th	1068	7.4%
2021	13.74	927^th	1008	8.0%
2022	12.05	1026^th	1100	6.7%
2023	9.73	1039^th	1094	5.0%
2024	11.20	1023^rd	1093	6.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Horizon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	11.74	931^st	999	6.8%
2019	14.47	959^th	1075	10.8%
2021	17.52	878^th	1025	14.3%
2022	19.97	922^nd	1113	17.2%
2023	8.44	1066^th	1099	3.0%
2024	9.33	1052^nd	1099	4.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Horizon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.25	481^st	540	10.9%
2019	19.13	620^th	697	11.0%
2021	30.54	353^rd	501	29.5%
2022	32.57	482^nd	694	30.5%
2023	9.15	616^th	633	2.7%
2024	7.46	641^st	651	1.5%

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Rank History for White students at Horizon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	40.24	521^st	833	37.5%
2019	14.09	937^th	1027	8.8%
2021	14.22	855^th	943	9.3%
2022	13.62	952^nd	1031	7.7%
2023	12.05	950^th	1011	6.0%
2024	15.86	924^th	1009	8.4%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 9, 2017

My daughter went to challenger for kindergarten and had an amazing year no issues and they loved my daughter and she took pride in school and loved it. They switched her to horizon elementary school for years 1 and 2 and they have been a complete nightmare. My daughter is constantly bullied and struck by other children. We have tried working with this school for two years now with no results. We filled a variance last year to go back to challenger they denied it due to capacity, even though challenger had 150 less students then horizon. It has gotten worse they put my daughter in special ed because she has a.d.d. I was just in school 12 years ago those services are for children that need it. Autistic, learning disabilities but a.d.d? She is seven years old these people are more concerned about protecting themselves then listening to my daughter she constantly tries to tell them and now they are saying my daughter is a liar today she was pushed down the slide, the principal told why... she held up the line but they didn't see another kid touching her bottom or the other incidents of her being hit, soccer balls thrown at her face, and just plain bullying. The principal threatened to call the police because my daughter is crying telling me someone did this and no one believes her and I am sick and tired of this school. The principal threatened me with the police because I asked her " so you know someone pushed her down the slide but you are sitting here calling my daughter a liar? The principal is a bully with no care for the well being of you're child. If you're child is unfortunate enough to not fit in with the 70 hispanic student body and gets bullied you are in for a massive ride because these people care more about Covering their jobs then they do about listening to a child who is constantly being bullied. I am done dealing with this I have a perfectly clean criminal record and will not be treated like a second class citizen nor let me daughter be struck everyday anymore. The principal is using the police to silence questions is disgusting. When you have a principal telling you you're child was pushed?? when I talked to my daughter she didn't even realize the kids were trying to go down and they just act like it's nothing? Anytime my daughter has the slightest issue these people brush it off but god forbid she does anything they are out for blood. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Horizon Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	429	28	29	17	8	n/a	n/a	0	511
1992	611	34	31	27	14	n/a	n/a	0	717
1993	585	23	32	40	20	n/a	n/a	0	700
1994	514	20	25	45	18	n/a	n/a	0	622
1995	544	39	46	45	10	n/a	n/a	0	684
1996	544	39	46	45	10	n/a	n/a	0	684
1997	572	28	62	53	13	n/a	n/a	0	728
1998	509	36	91	58	18	n/a	n/a	0	712
1999	480	41	93	90	16	n/a	n/a	0	720
2000	449	33	101	126	19	n/a	n/a	0	728
2001	397	42	97	176	28	n/a	n/a	0	740
2002	323	45	86	223	25	n/a	n/a	0	702
2003	323	45	86	223	25	n/a	n/a	0	702
2004	285	46	91	218	14	n/a	n/a	0	654
2005	261	54	85	253	16	n/a	n/a	4	673
2006	239	55	82	269	11	n/a	n/a	19	675
2007	233	45	91	326	12	n/a	n/a	37	744
2008	175	42	66	325	13	n/a	n/a	42	663
2009	172	32	66	414	9	n/a	n/a	53	746
2010	172	26	56	448	10	n/a	n/a	39	751
2011	167	27	35	509	6	8	37	0	789
2012	163	26	35	503	8	9	36	0	780
2013	185	29	35	513	5	4	47	0	818
2014	162	36	32	541	2	7	53	0	833
2015	163	33	29	486	2	13	48	0	774
2016	161	38	23	472	2	14	66	0	776
2017	144	38	13	401	1	6	96	0	699
2018	155	39	14	403	1	10	81	0	703
2019	148	49	7	367	0	9	95	0	675
2020	156	44	8	358	0	13	84	0	663
2021	142	36	8	289	0	15	53	0	543
2022	130	38	17	295	0	20	45	0	545
2023	108	37	25	295	1	24	49	0	539

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Horizon Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	511	24.0	21.2	n/a
1992	717	28.5	25.1	n/a
1993	700	29.5	23.7	n/a
1994	622	25.0	24.9	n/a
1995	684	28.0	24.4	n/a
1996	684	28.0	24.4	n/a
1997	728	30.0	24.3	n/a
1998	712	31.0	23.0	n/a
1999	720	32.9	21.9	n/a
2000	728	32.0	22.8	n/a
2001	740	34.3	21.6	n/a
2002	702	36.4	19.3	61.5
2003	702	36.4	19.3	61.5
2004	654	35.0	18.7	65.1
2005	673	35.0	19.2	71.3
2006	675	39.2	17.2	63.7
2007	744	40.1	18.6	67.3
2008	663	41.1	16.1	78.7
2009	746	41.1	18.2	88.6
2010	751	39.9	18.8	83.1
2011	789	41.8	18.8	79.5
2012	780	41.2	18.9	85.3
2013	818	42.1	19.3	73.5
2014	833	n/a	n/a	80.3
2015	774	52.0	14.8	84.5
2016	776	45.0	17.2	84.1
2017	699	44.3	15.7	78.5
2018	703	46.8	15.0	79.5
2019	675	47.2	14.2	55.7
2020	663	50.7	13.0	77.2
2021	543	42.8	12.6	73.1
2022	545	40.9	13.3	75.6
2023	539	40.5	13.2	79

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Horizon Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	511	24.0	21.2	n/a
1992	717	28.5	25.1	n/a
1993	700	29.5	23.7	n/a
1994	622	25.0	24.9	n/a
1995	684	28.0	24.4	n/a
1996	684	28.0	24.4	n/a
1997	728	30.0	24.3	n/a
1998	712	31.0	23.0	n/a
1999	720	32.9	21.9	n/a
2000	728	32.0	22.8	n/a
2001	740	34.3	21.6	n/a
2002	702	36.4	19.3	61.5
2003	702	36.4	19.3	61.5
2004	654	35.0	18.7	65.1
2005	673	35.0	19.2	71.3
2006	675	39.2	17.2	63.7
2007	744	40.1	18.6	67.3
2008	663	41.1	16.1	78.7
2009	746	41.1	18.2	88.6
2010	751	39.9	18.8	83.1
2011	789	41.8	18.8	79.5
2012	780	41.2	18.9	85.3
2013	818	42.1	19.3	73.5
2014	833	n/a	n/a	80.3
2015	774	52.0	14.8	84.5
2016	776	45.0	17.2	84.1
2017	699	44.3	15.7	78.5
2018	703	46.8	15.0	79.5
2019	675	47.2	14.2	55.7
2020	663	50.7	13.0	77.2
2021	543	42.8	12.6	73.1
2022	545	40.9	13.3	75.6
2023	539	40.5	13.2	79

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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