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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Horizon Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUKILTEO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530543002320
Horizon Elementary
222 W Casino Rd, Everett, WA 98204 · (425) 366-3000 · Snohomish County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
410 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
20.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -21.2pp since 2014
Math
22.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -18.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 21 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.9% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 21.4% | 25.8% |
| 2022-23 | 23.3% | 22.9% |
| 2021-22 | 28.8% | 24.2% |
| 2018-19 | 34.4% | 33.0% |
| 2017-18 | 39.8% | 31.4% |
| 2016-17 | 35.5% | 36.6% |
| 2015-16 | 45.4% | 44.1% |
| 2014-15 | 42.1% | 40.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 (23.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Elementary this school | 550 | 74.5% | 23.3% |
| Pioneer Elementary School AUBURN | 621 | 72.0% | 29.8% |
| College Place Elementary LYNNWOOD | 473 | 75.3% | 27.5% |
| Gildo Rey Elementary School AUBURN | 416 | 72.6% | 36.3% |
| Harvard Elementary Tacoma | 445 | 75.7% | 27.3% |
| Hazel Valley Elementary Burien | 469 | 67.0% | 24.2% |
Matched among Washington 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 Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #883 of 936 | #103 of 105 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #1,007 of 1,103 ▼ 65 | #102 of 106 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #1,059 of 1,102 ▼ 7 | #105 of 106 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #141 of 928 | #5 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #172 of 1,268 | #37 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #182 of 1,085 | #12 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #484 of 1,088 | #69 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #184 of 1,169 | #6 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #252 of 778 | #8 of 68 |
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
550
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 550 | 38.6 | 14.3:1 | 75% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 39.1 | 13.5:1 | 79% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 40.6 | 13.3:1 | 79% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 42 | 12.9:1 | 73% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 46.8 | 15.0:1 | 80% (559) |
| 2015-16 | 776 | 45 | 17.2:1 | 84% (653) |
| 2010-11 | 789 | 41 | 19.2:1 | 79% (627) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 34 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 24 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (703 to 550); teachers down 18% (46.8 to 38.6).
About Horizon Elementary
Horizon Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Everett, Washington, one of the schools in Mukilteo School District. In all, 550 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That is 45% bigger than the average of about 380 students for elementary schools in Washington.
District-wide, Mukilteo School District has 23 schools and 15,175 students.
At Horizon Elementary, 58% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 15% White, 8% Pacific Islander, 7% Asian, and 6% Black. For comparison, the population of Snohomish County is roughly 12% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Horizon Elementary scores 62%.
The school had 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 3.0 students per teacher. The school reported 75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Compared with the 41% average for public schools in Snohomish County, the school's rate is higher.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Horizon Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Washington schools: 23.3% actual against 30.2% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Snohomish County, the median household earns about $111,246 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Snohomish County has 227 public schools with about 118,688 students, including Horizon Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Emerson Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Horizon Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 543 to 550, a small change. The number of students per teacher increased from 12.9 to 14.3 over 4 years.
Horizon Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Snohomish County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
844,430
Census ACS
Median income
$111,246
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
227
118,688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mukilteo School District
- Kamiak High SchoolHigh · 2,384 students
- Mariner High SchoolHigh · 2,106 students
- Voyager Middle SchoolMiddle · 902 students
- Olympic View Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
- Harbour Pointe Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Explorer Middle SchoolMiddle · 777 students
Other schools in Everett
- Mariner High SchoolHigh · 2,106 students
- Cascade High SchoolHigh · 1,651 students
- Everett High SchoolHigh · 1,643 students
- Gateway Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Voyager Middle SchoolMiddle · 902 students
Other Horizon Elementary schools
19 other US public schools in 15 states are named Horizon Elementary. Horizon Elementary is the 6th largest of the 20.
- Horizon Elementary SchoolKent, WA · 408 students
- Horizon ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 845 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolGranger, IN · 679 students
- HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT ORANGE, FL · 618 students
- Horizon ElementaryJohnston, IA · 613 students
Nearby schools
- Emerson Elementary School0.6 mi · 662
- Mukilteo Reengagement Academy Open Doors0.6 mi · 81
- Evergreen Middle School0.6 mi · 890
- Challenger Elementary0.7 mi · 658
- Cascade High School0.7 mi · 1,651
- ACES High School0.8 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Horizon Elementary?
Horizon Elementary enrolls approximately 550 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 14.3:1 students per teacher at Horizon Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horizon Elementary?
At Horizon Elementary, the student body is approximately 15% White, 58% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Horizon Elementary public or private?
Horizon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mukilteo School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.