Horizon Middle School

Set in Ferndale, Washington, Horizon Middle School is a tight-knit middle school, overseen by Ferndale School District. It instructs 433 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 25% leaner than the state mean of about 577.

Within Ferndale School District, which oversees 13 schools and 4,746 students, Horizon Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Horizon Middle School lists that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 23% Hispanic, 10% Native American, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Whatcom County's rate of about 47%.

After controlling for student poverty, Horizon Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.0%, the actual is 35.1%, a residual of -7.9 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Whatcom County indicate median household income runs about $81,784, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Whatcom County runs 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,779 students), of which Horizon Middle School is one.

Eagleridge Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Horizon Middle School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 36.0%.

Horizon Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Horizon Middle School has declined 3%, going from 447 students in 2018 to 433 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 19% to 23% across the same window.

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