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Horizon Middle School

Q: Is Horizon Middle School a good school?

Horizon Middle School ranks 96 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 82% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Horizon Middle School is a consistently high-performing public school serving about 470 students in grades 6-8 within the well-regarded Central Valley School District in Spokane Valley.

Academically, Horizon stands out in the region, with student test scores in English and Math consistently above both district and state averages. It is one of the top schools in its district, performing similarly to Evergreen Middle School and significantly outperforming neighbors like North Pines Middle School and Bowdish Middle School. A key strength is its effectiveness in supporting students from lower-income families, where it ranks highly statewide. The school has also maintained its strong performance through recent challenging years, showing stability.

While excelling overall, the school faces specific challenges, including a notable drop in 8th-grade Math scores—a trend seen in several area middle schools—and a need for improved support for its Multi-racial student subgroup. It's noteworthy that Horizon achieves its strong results without the highest spending in the area, suggesting efficient use of resources. Compared to schools in other districts, such as East Valley Middle School which spends more per student, Horizon delivers stronger academic outcomes, highlighting that factors beyond funding contribute to its success.

472

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,039

Per pupil spending ?

30.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3915 S Pines Rd
Spokane Valley, WA 99206-5926

(509) 558-4940

District: Central Valley School District

Students who attend Horizon Middle School usually attend:

High:

University High School

Feeder schools for Horizon Middle School:

Elementary:	Chester Elementary School
	Ponderosa Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.2%

Two or more races:

5.3%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (59% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Washington middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Central Valley School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg54%

Washington avg48%

96^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Middle Schools in the Central Valley School District

64^th of 247Central Valley School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	96 of 534	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	85 of 535	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	145 of 539	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	130 of 541	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	117 of 529	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	104 of 512	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	92 of 437	78.9%	★★★★☆
2017	80.3	75 of 435	82.8%	★★★★☆
2016	75.0	95 of 443	78.6%	★★★★☆
2015	72.2	100 of 445	77.5%	★★★★☆
2013	77.6	83 of 498	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	65 of 497	86.9%	★★★★☆
2011	81.4	65 of 492	86.8%	★★★★☆
2010	77.9	79 of 483	83.6%	★★★★☆
2009	83.2	57 of 476	88.0%	★★★★☆
2008	83.6	53 of 466	88.6%	★★★★☆
2007	81.8	58 of 463	87.5%	★★★★☆
2006	87.8	33 of 449	92.7%	★★★★★
2005	88.3	37 of 425	91.3%	★★★★★
2004	87.9	36 of 421	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	84 of 471	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	72 of 464	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	120 of 464	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	122 of 479	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	110 of 469	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	127 of 452	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	97 of 376	74.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	73.9	64 of 353	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	48.9	126 of 259	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	78 of 457	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	76 of 455	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	149 of 463	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	163 of 475	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	148 of 458	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	132 of 448	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	38.8	220 of 349	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	102 of 472	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	73 of 466	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	143 of 470	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	119 of 480	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	102 of 476	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	69 of 453	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	75 of 371	79.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	228 of 246	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	170 of 246	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	95 of 186	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	90 of 179	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	131 of 199	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	61 of 210	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	37.7	125 of 231	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	98 of 488	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	80 of 486	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	152 of 488	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	137 of 488	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	121 of 480	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	123 of 470	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	103 of 325	68.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)82nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+15 vs state

Math54%+12 vs state

Science54%+5 vs state

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Schools Near Horizon Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	3915 S Pines Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-4940	472	26	18.0	30.3%	402 (85.2%)	14 (3.0%)	16 (3.4%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.3%)	79.4	96^th of 534 public middle schools	82.0%		82.5	85^th of 535 public middle schools	84.1%	11		54.0	54.0		66.0	71.3	65.8	67.8		57.7	62.5	41.7	54.1	$16,039	$397	$15,642
Bowdish Middle School	Public	6-8	2109 S Skipworth Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-4700	359	23	15.6	63.8%	279 (77.7%)	16 (4.5%)	15 (4.2%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	7 (1.9%)	26 (7.2%)	26.1	403^rd of 534 public middle schools	24.5%		20.4	442^nd of 535 public middle schools	17.4%	39		33.6	33.6		42.0	42.1	37.2	40.4		28.8	29.0	17.7	25.0	$17,072	$86	$16,986
Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	14221 E. 16th Avenue	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-3700	668	36	18.6	35.8%	563 (84.3%)	12 (1.8%)	34 (5.1%)	13 (1.9%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.2%)	27 (4.0%)	78	101^st of 534 public middle schools	81.1%		67.3	156^th of 535 public middle schools	70.8%	55		58.5	58.5		55.9	66.7	63.0	61.6		50.7	59.4	56.2	55.2	$15,275	$86	$15,189
North Pines Middle School	Public	6-8	701 N Pines Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-5020	504	29	17.6	74.2%	328 (65.1%)	32 (6.3%)	59 (11.7%)	9 (1.8%)	9 (1.8%)	33 (6.5%)	34 (6.7%)	19.5	444^th of 534 public middle schools	16.9%		20.7	441^st of 535 public middle schools	17.6%	3		25.3	25.3		34.2	34.0	33.8	34.0		26.2	28.7	21.7	25.4	$14,420	$328	$14,092
West Valley City School	Public	5-8	8920 E Valleyway	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 921-2836	200	8	24.2	49.5%	152 (76.0%)	3 (1.5%)	17 (8.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.0%)	67.8	150^th of 534 public middle schools	71.9%		42.6	295^th of 535 public middle schools	44.9%	145	71.4	61.7	64.7	76.2	44.1	69.5	76.1	63.8	47.6	33.9	55.9	39.1	43.8	$14,031	$881	$13,150
Greenacres Middle School	Public	6-8	17409 E Sprague Ave	Spokane Valley	99016	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-4860	555	30	18.2	38.6%	451 (81.3%)	9 (1.6%)	31 (5.6%)	11 (2.0%)	9 (1.6%)	7 (1.3%)	36 (6.5%)	70.7	132^nd of 534 public middle schools	75.3%		70.1	132^nd of 535 public middle schools	75.3%			52.6	52.6		61.3	52.4	66.7	60.0		50.3	46.4	52.7	49.7	$15,419	$86	$15,333
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	915 N Ella Rd	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 922-5482	536	29	18.2	59.5%	393 (73.3%)	18 (3.4%)	71 (13.2%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	36 (6.7%)	23.6	423^rd of 534 public middle schools	20.8%		34.5	340^th of 535 public middle schools	36.4%	83		28.7	28.7		32.8	45.2	36.8	38.1		27.2	30.1	19.7	25.6	$18,051	$1,289	$16,762
Chase Middle School	Public	6-8	4747 E 37Th Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5000	685	43	16.1	55.5%	457 (66.7%)	27 (3.9%)	77 (11.2%)	29 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.3%)	75 (10.9%)	51.5	235^th of 534 public middle schools	56.0%		53	233^rd of 535 public middle schools	56.4%	2		38.1	38.1		51.8	46.3	50.7	49.6		48.0	40.6	41.5	43.4	$17,951	$1,047	$16,904
East Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	4920 N Progress Rd	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	No	(509) 924-9383	394	28	14.0	69.8%	278 (70.6%)	17 (4.3%)	60 (15.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (7.1%)	37.3	326^th of 534 public middle schools	39.0%		19.6	449^th of 535 public middle schools	16.1%	123		34.1	34.1			49.0	38.3	43.9			37.3	35.3	36.3	$21,154	$1,302	$19,852
Selkirk Middle School	Public	6-8	1409 N Harvest Parkway	Liberty Lake	99016	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-6200	613	30	20.7	35.7%	516 (84.2%)	5 (0.8%)	41 (6.7%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	24 (3.9%)	68.2	146^th of 534 public middle schools	72.7%		69.6	137^th of 535 public middle schools	74.4%	9		57.9	57.9		56.3	58.2	66.1	60.6		44.6	47.6	41.5	44.4	$13,978	$345	$13,633

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon Middle School

What district is Horizon Middle School in?

Central Valley School District

How many students attend Horizon Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Horizon Middle School.

Is Horizon Middle School a good school?

Horizon Middle School ranks 96^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Horizon Middle School attend?

Students who attend Horizon Middle School usually go on to attend University High School

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Middle School?

Students at Horizon Middle School are 85% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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