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Horizon Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Horizon Elementary is a K-5 public school serving approximately 550 students in the Mukilteo School District in Everett, WA, but it faces significant and persistent academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 3% of all Washington elementary schools.

The school's students show much lower proficiency in core subjects compared to both district and state averages, with only about one-fifth proficient in English, Math, and Science. While Horizon serves a community with high economic need, its academic outcomes are notably lower than nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Madison Elementary. Furthermore, within its own district, Horizon performs substantially worse than schools like Fairmount Elementary and Challenger Elementary, despite being less than a mile apart from some of them.

This performance gap exists even though Horizon has a favorable student-teacher ratio and per-student spending on par with higher-achieving schools in the area, including those in the neighboring Everett School District like Jefferson Elementary. The school's rankings have declined over the past decade, indicating a concerning trend. However, it's noteworthy that the school has shown relative strength in serving its Multi-racial student population, suggesting there may be effective practices in place that could inform broader improvement efforts.

550

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,529

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

222 W Casino Rd
Everett, WA 98204

(425) 366-3000

District: Mukilteo School District

Students who attend Horizon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olympic View Middle School
High:	Mariner High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.4%

White:

15.5%

Pacific Islander:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (22% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg46%

Washington avg48%

1,123^rd of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Mukilteo School District

136^th of 247Mukilteo 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	7.4	1123 of 1160	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1094 of 1168	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1109 of 1169	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1026 of 1169	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	942 of 1107	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1039 of 1130	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	928 of 1054	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	906 of 1056	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.0	751 of 1053	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.0	839 of 1067	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.7	779 of 1106	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.2	946 of 1097	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.9	932 of 1092	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	1031 of 1088	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.5	1014 of 1072	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.9	1002 of 1067	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.8	934 of 1069	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	928 of 1051	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.3	836 of 1031	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	40.6	636 of 1026	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	288 of 303	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	304 of 320	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	239 of 254	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	196 of 213	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	219 of 248	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	308 of 333	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1056 of 1092	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1023 of 1093	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1039 of 1094	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1026 of 1100	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	927 of 1008	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	989 of 1068	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	817 of 1004	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	644 of 659	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	641 of 651	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	616 of 633	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	482 of 694	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	353 of 501	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	620 of 697	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	481 of 540	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	966 of 1013	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	929 of 1024	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	935 of 1013	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	763 of 1019	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	661 of 854	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	823 of 979	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	657 of 835	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1072 of 1098	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1052 of 1099	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1066 of 1099	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	922 of 1113	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	878 of 1025	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	959 of 1075	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	931 of 999	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	46.6	105 of 188	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	176 of 303	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	134 of 212	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	17.5	453 of 478	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	579 of 637	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	914 of 1007	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	924 of 1009	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	950 of 1011	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	952 of 1031	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	855 of 943	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	937 of 1027	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	521 of 833	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)44th percentile+38 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2022)5th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Math22%-20 vs state

Science22%-27 vs state

English Language Arts21%-32 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 9, 2017

My daughter went to challenger for kindergarten and had an amazing year no issues and they loved my daughter and she took pride in school and loved it. They switched her to horizon elementary school for years 1 and 2 and they have been a complete nightmare. My daughter is constantly bullied and struck by other children. We have tried working with this school for two years now with no results. We filled a variance last year to go back to challenger they denied it due to capacity, even though challenger had 150 less students then horizon. It has gotten worse they put my daughter in special ed because she has a.d.d. I was just in school 12 years ago those services are for children that need it. Autistic, learning disabilities but a.d.d? She is seven years old these people are more concerned about protecting themselves then listening to my daughter she constantly tries to tell them and now they are saying my daughter is a liar today she was pushed down the slide, the principal told why... she held up the line but they didn't see another kid touching her bottom or the other incidents of her being hit, soccer balls thrown at her face, and just plain bullying. The principal threatened to call the police because my daughter is crying telling me someone did this and no one believes her and I am sick and tired of this school. The principal threatened me with the police because I asked her " so you know someone pushed her down the slide but you are sitting here calling my daughter a liar? The principal is a bully with no care for the well being of you're child. If you're child is unfortunate enough to not fit in with the 70 hispanic student body and gets bullied you are in for a massive ride because these people care more about Covering their jobs then they do about listening to a child who is constantly being bullied. I am done dealing with this I have a perfectly clean criminal record and will not be treated like a second class citizen nor let me daughter be struck everyday anymore. The principal is using the police to silence questions is disgusting. When you have a principal telling you you're child was pushed?? when I talked to my daughter she didn't even realize the kids were trying to go down and they just act like it's nothing? Anytime my daughter has the slightest issue these people brush it off but god forbid she does anything they are out for blood. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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 All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horizon Elementary	Public	K-5	222 W Casino Rd	Everett	98204	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 366-3000	550	39	14.2	74.5%	85 (15.5%)	34 (6.2%)	321 (58.4%)	36 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.6%)	30 (5.5%)	7.4	1123^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	3.2%		10.3	1094^th of 1168 public elementary schools	6.3%	29	22.1	22.1	16.2	27.1	20.0	21.1	28.3	22.7	15.1	22.3	80.8	84.9	84.9	84.9	84.9	84.9	89.0	84.9	84.9	84.9	$21,529	$1,688	$19,841
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8702 7th Ave. SE	Everett	98208	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 385-6200	662	41	16.0	74.5%	192 (29.0%)	57 (8.6%)	282 (42.6%)	55 (8.3%)	7 (1.1%)	13 (2.0%)	55 (8.3%)	39.3	693^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	40.3%		36.2	738^th of 1168 public elementary schools	36.8%	45	34.8	34.8	40.9	51.3	45.5	45.3	42.7	57.0	36.0	44.6	93.2	94.9	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	96.6	94.9	94.0	94.0	$19,380	$1,048	$18,332
Challenger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9600 Holly Drive	Everett	98204	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 366-2500	658	50	13.2	67.9%	188 (28.6%)	63 (9.6%)	269 (40.9%)	68 (10.3%)	4 (0.6%)	28 (4.3%)	37 (5.6%)	30.3	820^th of 1160 public elementary schools	29.3%		24.4	904^th of 1168 public elementary schools	22.6%	84	41.0	41.0	41.2	38.2	43.2	40.8	45.5	34.8	33.7	38.4	77.6	81.6	87.8	87.8	87.8	81.6	87.8	85.7	81.6	81.6	$21,801	$1,434	$20,367
Olivia Park Elementary	Public	K-5	200 108th St SW	Everett	98204	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 366-3300	559	38	14.7	73.5%	155 (27.7%)	79 (14.1%)	205 (36.7%)	79 (14.1%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	29 (5.2%)	22.4	940^th of 1160 public elementary schools	19.0%		27.5	859^th of 1168 public elementary schools	26.5%	81	42.7	42.7	28.7	29.4	36.5	31.3	36.8	31.1	37.5	35.1	76.0	88.0	82.0	82.0	82.0	82.0	90.0	78.0	82.0	82.0	$21,278	$1,076	$20,203
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	616 Pecks Dr.	Everett	98203	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 385-5900	405	27	15.2	75.8%	137 (33.8%)	30 (7.4%)	166 (41.0%)	29 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.9%)	19.9	970^th of 1160 public elementary schools	16.4%		19.3	984^th of 1168 public elementary schools	15.8%	14	41.1	41.1	30.0	38.7	34.6	34.5	32.8	33.9	21.8	29.7	93.9	93.9	95.5	95.5	95.5	93.9	97.0	95.5	93.9	93.9	$22,599	$1,169	$21,430
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Cadet Way	Everett	98208	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-7400	503	34	14.8	46.1%	205 (40.8%)	36 (7.2%)	91 (18.1%)	115 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	52 (10.3%)	71.2	302^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	74.0%		75.1	273^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	76.6%	29	68.6	68.6	59.4	57.5	72.9	63.3	50.8	54.2	60.0	55.1	93.8	93.8	96.3	96.3	96.3	93.8	95.1	96.3	93.8	93.8	$20,549	$380	$20,169
Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	11700 Meridian Ave S	Everett	98208	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 366-2700	648	46	13.9	63.4%	164 (25.3%)	60 (9.3%)	299 (46.1%)	55 (8.5%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.7%)	43 (6.6%)	12.5	1058^th of 1160 public elementary schools	8.8%		19.2	985^th of 1168 public elementary schools	15.7%	73	30.3	30.3	26.9	31.5	33.9	30.8	28.9	26.1	16.5	23.6	84.9	89.4	93.9	93.9	93.9	89.4	90.9	84.9	89.4	89.4	$21,472	$948	$20,524
View Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	202 Alder St.	Everett	98203	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-5400	497	28	17.4	60.6%	226 (45.5%)	21 (4.2%)	121 (24.3%)	42 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.8%)	66 (13.3%)	63.1	397^th of 1160 public elementary schools	65.8%		75.1	272^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	76.7%	125	64.6	64.6	53.5	46.8	61.0	53.9	57.3	53.8	53.7	55.0	86.6	89.6	91.0	91.0	91.0	89.6	95.5	88.1	89.6	89.6	$21,356	$380	$20,976
Pathfinder Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	11401 Beverly Park Road	Everett	98204	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 366-3800	437	30	14.5	61.6%	104 (23.8%)	64 (14.6%)	138 (31.6%)	90 (20.6%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	29 (6.6%)								(n/a)											85.1	89.0	91.1	91.1	91.1	87.7	92.0	87.7	87.7	87.7	$21,499	$253	$21,247
Fairmount Elementary	Public	K-5	11401 Beverly Park Rd	Everett	98204	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 366-2900	510	39	13.1	61.4%	162 (31.8%)	81 (15.9%)	165 (32.4%)	63 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	31 (6.1%)	29.6	828^th of 1160 public elementary schools	28.6%		38.5	701^st of 1168 public elementary schools	40.0%	127	48.5	48.5	36.1	33.7	49.5	39.9	34.0	30.4	39.2	34.6	90.9	90.9	90.9	90.9	90.9	90.9	90.9	90.9	90.9	90.9	$23,358	$757	$22,601

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon Elementary

Is Horizon Elementary a good school?

Horizon Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Washington elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Horizon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Horizon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Olympic View Middle School
High : Mariner High School

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Elementary?

Students at Horizon Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 15% White, 8% Pacific Islander, 7% Asian, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Horizon Elementary in?

Mukilteo School District

How many students attend Horizon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Horizon Elementary.

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