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Alumni: what's one memory from Horizon Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
845
Elementary
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENFIELD UNION·NCES 061605011600
Horizon Elementary
7901 Monitor St., Bakersfield, CA 93307 · (661) 837-3730 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL845 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
793 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 161 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 148 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 168 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (161) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (168).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.6pp since 2014
Math
26.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.6% | 24.1% | 19.9% | 42.5% |
| Math | 8.6% | 18.2% | 27.9% | 45.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.6% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 22.1% |
| 2022-23 | 33.4% | 24.8% |
| 2021-22 | 30.7% | 20.1% |
| 2018-19 | 44.8% | 30.8% |
| 2017-18 | 40.2% | 30.9% |
| 2016-17 | 41.0% | 26.3% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 13.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Horizon Elementary
Horizon Elementary's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Elementary this school | 845 | 93.8% | 29.3% |
| Franklin Elementary Modesto | 777 | 94.0% | 23.4% |
| Valle Verde Elementary Bakersfield | 768 | 92.8% | 32.8% |
| Cielo Vista Charter Palm Springs | 824 | 92.7% | 50.7% |
| Vejar Elementary Pomona | 741 | 95.3% | 27.3% |
| Myra A. Noble Elementary Bakersfield | 813 | 90.9% | 12.4% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Horizon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #3,611 of 5,151 | #76 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #3,563 of 5,172 ▲ 379 | #69 of 150 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #3,169 of 5,172 ▲ 607 | #66 of 150 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #1,179 of 5,116 | #35 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 845 | #265 of 5,915 | #17 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #3,296 of 5,352 | #110 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #4,080 of 5,354 | #94 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #595 of 5,625 | #36 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #565 of 1,139 | #21 of 42 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
845
+52 (+7%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 721
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 22.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 845 | 36.1 | 23.4:1 | 94% (793) |
| 2023-24 | 849 | 37.2 | 22.8:1 | 95% (806) |
| 2022-23 | 762 | 35 | 21.8:1 | 92% (701) |
| 2020-21 | 793 | 35 | 22.7:1 | 59% (469) |
| 2017-18 | 778 | 35.2 | 22.1:1 | 90% (703) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 34 | 24.1:1 | 88% (724) |
| 2010-11 | 721 | N/A | N/A | 84% (604) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (778 to 845); teachers up 3% (35.2 to 36.1).
About Horizon Elementary
Horizon Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school for students in Bakersfield, California. The school serves 845 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 82% bigger than that.
In Greenfield Union, 13 schools enroll a combined 8,860 students.
Horizon Elementary's enrollment is 85% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 5% Asian, 5% White, and 4% Black. Census figures show Kern County is about 57% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 23.4:1 comes from the school's 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The lunch program counts 94% of students at Horizon Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Kern County is 76%.
Horizon Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Horizon Elementary would score about 24.6%. It scores 29.3%, 4.7 points above that figure.
Kern County census figures show that the median household income is $70,210, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Kern County is home to 279 public schools and about 197,431 public school students.
The nearest public school is Leon H. Ollivier Middle, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 35.6%, higher than Horizon Elementary's 29.3%.
Horizon Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The school enrolled 845 students in 2024-25, 52 more than the 793 it had in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Horizon Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenfield Union
- Leon H. Ollivier MiddleMiddle · 1,152 students
- Greenfield MiddleMiddle · 873 students
- McKee MiddleMiddle · 869 students
- Raffaello Palla ElementaryElementary · 770 students
- Valle Verde ElementaryElementary · 768 students
- W. A. Kendrick ElementaryElementary · 699 students
Other schools in Bakersfield
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 2,575 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · 2,331 students
Other Horizon Elementary schools
19 other US public schools in 15 states are named Horizon Elementary. Horizon Elementary is the largest of the 20.
- Horizon ElementaryMcFarland, CA · 542 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolGranger, IN · 679 students
- HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT ORANGE, FL · 618 students
- Horizon ElementaryJohnston, IA · 613 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Leon H. Ollivier Middle0.3 mi · 1,152
- Golden Valley High0.3 mi · 2,228
- Valle Verde Elementary0.6 mi · 768
- McKee Middle0.8 mi · 869
- Granite Pointe Elementary1.3 mi · 670
- Raffaello Palla Elementary1.4 mi · 770
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon ElementaryHow large is Horizon Elementary?
Horizon Elementary enrolls approximately 845 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Horizon Elementary serve?
Horizon Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Horizon Elementary?
Approximately 23.4:1 students per teacher at Horizon Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horizon Elementary?
At Horizon Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 85% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Horizon Elementary?
Horizon Elementary is overseen by Greenfield Union in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.