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Horizon Elementary

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Horizon Elementary ranks 3256 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Horizon Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 542 students in the high-need community of McFarland within the McFarland Unified School District.

Within its own district, Horizon stands out as a top performer, significantly outperforming its peers like Browning Road STEAM Academy and Kern Avenue Elementary in English and math, and it shows particular strength in supporting English learners and students from low-income families. The school has an exceptionally strong record on student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.7%, which is far better than the district and state averages and is a key factor in its relative success. Interestingly, Horizon achieves these results with slightly larger class sizes and lower per-student spending than some nearby schools, suggesting efficient use of resources.

While Horizon is the strongest school in McFarland Unified, its overall state ranking is still below higher-performing schools in neighboring districts like Harvest Elementary in the Delano Union Elementary district. Parents should note that while math scores are relatively strong in early grades, they drop sharply by 5th grade, and science scores are a notable area for improvement. The school has shown resilience, maintaining stable performance through recent challenging years.

542

Students ?

26.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,272

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 South Garzoli Ave.
Mc Farland, CA 93250-1304

(661) 792-3081

District: McFarland Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.4%

Asian:

2.0%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2019 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2019

!Science scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg28%

California avg41%

3,256^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From top 45% (2019) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the McFarland Unified

1172^nd of 1,543McFarland Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	3256 of 5857	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	2966 of 5869	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	3263 of 5859	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	3027 of 5883	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	1078 of 1417	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	2617 of 5789	54.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.2	538 of 3162	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	557 of 3245	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	931 of 3311	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	26.1	550 of 602	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	82.2	283 of 3275	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	45.8	1464 of 3246	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	2749 of 5597	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	2798 of 5612	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	3239 of 5609	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	3067 of 5635	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	997 of 1267	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	3015 of 5492	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3747 of 5413	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	2175 of 5107	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	1718 of 5107	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	2131 of 5087	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	1838 of 5084	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	1358 of 4963	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	45.4	2522 of 4830	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	2350 of 5460	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	2132 of 5517	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	2538 of 5363	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	1851 of 5264	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.7	771 of 1110	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	1351 of 5173	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	44.8	2681 of 5084	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	3491 of 5628	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	2906 of 5643	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	3090 of 5638	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2801 of 5663	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.2	892 of 1272	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	2108 of 5510	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.8	3295 of 5431	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science11%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horizon Elementary	Public	K-6	800 South Garzoli Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3081	542	21	26.4	87.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	528 (97.4%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.5	3256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		43.4	2966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.5%	290	11.4		11.4	33.3	39.0	35.4	47.6			39.2	53.6	42.9	22.8	31.0			36.9	77.1	80.7	89.2	90.4	80.7	86.8	$21,272	$18,828	$2,444
Kern Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	356 West Kern Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3033	700	28	25.0	82.7%	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	678 (96.9%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19.7	4847^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.1	4765^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.8%	82	17.9		17.9	24.1	20.3	30.2	32.0			27.2	19.5	15.2	15.1	26.2			19.2	81.0	81.0	92.2	91.4	81.9	85.3	$19,724	$17,246	$2,478
Browning Road STEAM Academy	Public	K-6	410 East Perkins	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-2113	453	18	25.1	89.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	451 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.1	4731^st of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%		18.9	4942^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	211	18.3		18.3	26.9	26.2	25.7	36.4			29.2	23.1	20.0	14.3	22.4			19.8	82.3	85.4	95.8	94.8	84.4	89.6	$23,021	$20,242	$2,779
Pond Elementary	Public	K-8	29585 Pond Rd.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Pond Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-2545	175	10	17.1	96.0%	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	160 (91.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	22.9	4602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%		21.1	4757^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.9%	155	26.7	8.7	15.8	22.2	33.3	20.0	22.2	0.0	34.8	22.2	40.7	31.3	6.7	11.1	10.5	17.4	21.2	89.3					89.3	$44,403	$41,906	$2,497
Nueva Vista Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	120 Garces Hwy.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5070	684	35	19.8	80.4%	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	624 (91.2%)	40 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	56.6	2227^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.0%		53.7	2363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.7%	136	37.8		37.8	49.5	41.4	54.1				48.9	56.0	34.1	36.9				42.9							$37,790	$35,370	$2,420
Del Vista Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	710 Quincy St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5040	526	26	20.5	89.9%	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	486 (92.4%)	27 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45.4	2857^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%		49.7	2573^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.2%	284	26.0		26.0	39.8	48.1	42.6				43.4	35.7	39.5	40.6				38.7	98.0			98.0			$37,439	$34,932	$2,507
James A. Forrest Elementary	Public	K-5	401 North Griffith Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7490	576	24	24.0	89.4%	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	557 (96.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27	4222^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%		27	4198^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	24	10.8		10.8	41.0	30.2	29.3				33.5	49.4	18.6	12.2				26.7	96.8	96.8				96.8	$17,271	$15,920	$1,351
Pioneer	Public	K-8	1001 Hiett Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 474-4911	1,043	50	20.7	87.4%	15 (1.4%)	9 (0.9%)	961 (92.1%)	45 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	47.1	2755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%		38.5	3271^st of 5869 public elementary schools	44.3%	516	18.9	22.1	20.6	51.1	38.5	34.0	53.7	62.4	53.3	50.0	46.8	32.7	26.4	46.8	44.0	44.7	40.8							$22,522	$19,802	$2,720
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1318 Clinton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5050	440	22	20.3	91.8%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	404 (91.8%)	23 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	29	4039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.0%		26.8	4226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.0%	187	30.2		30.2	32.4	19.4	50.0				33.5	20.8	17.4	30.2				22.6							$27,601	$24,724	$2,877
Karl F. Clemens Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Griffith Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7120	551	26	21.1	95.5%	13 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	531 (96.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.5	5534^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%		12.6	5516^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.0%	18	7.7		7.7	28.1	21.8	16.2				21.4	24.4	10.1	4.3				12.0	96.9			96.9			$16,690	$15,336	$1,354

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon Elementary

Is Horizon Elementary a good school?

Horizon Elementary ranks 3256^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Elementary?

Students at Horizon Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is Horizon Elementary in?

McFarland Unified

How many students attend Horizon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Horizon Elementary.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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