Horizon Middle School
2671 Thornton Rd
Ferndale WA, 98248, Whatcom County
Phone: 360-383-9850
Ranking: 
(594 out of 1,485, top 40%)*
(594 out of 1,485, top 40%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Ferndale School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 565 | 388 | 397 | 419 | 382 | 373 | 393 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 167 | 29.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 193 | 34.2% | 200 | 51.5% | 177 | 44.6% | 217 | 51.8% | 198 | 51.8% | 178 | 47.7% | 197 | 50.1% |
| Grade 8: | 205 | 36.3% | 188 | 48.5% | 220 | 55.4% | 202 | 48.2% | 184 | 48.2% | 195 | 52.3% | 196 | 49.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 274 | 48.5% | 183 | 47.2% | 200 | 50.4% | 223 | 53.2% | 198 | 51.8% | 198 | 53.1% | 204 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 291 | 51.5% | 205 | 52.8% | 197 | 49.6% | 196 | 46.8% | 176 | 46.1% | 167 | 44.8% | 185 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 61 | 10.8% | 35 | 9.0% | 36 | 9.1% | 42 | 10.0% | 40 | 10.5% | 49 | 13.1% | 57 | 14.5% |
| Asian: | 16 | 2.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 10 | 2.5% | 13 | 3.1% | 11 | 2.9% | 13 | 3.5% | 13 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 101 | 17.9% | 63 | 16.2% | 78 | 19.6% | 79 | 18.9% | 54 | 14.1% | 46 | 12.3% | 44 | 11.2% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% |
| White: | 349 | 61.8% | 255 | 65.7% | 255 | 64.2% | 266 | 63.5% | 273 | 71.5% | 261 | 70.0% | 275 | 70.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 6.0% | 25 | 6.4% | 16 | 4.0% | 17 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 210 | 37.2% | 158 | 40.7% | 178 | 44.8% | 173 | 41.3% | 156 | 40.8% | 125 | 33.5% | 152 | 38.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 9.9% | 39 | 10.1% | 38 | 9.6% | 47 | 11.2% | 39 | 10.2% | 50 | 13.4% | 59 | 15.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 20.39 | 19.28 | 18.67 | 17.69 | 16.40 | 17.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 100% | 58.5% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 100% | 71.7% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 98.4% | 81.4% | 80.7% |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 60.7% | 55.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 56.4% | 56.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 63.8% | 59.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 67.5% | 63.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 64% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.1% | 56.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 78.7% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 70.5% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 74.7% | 70.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 72.6% | 71% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 76.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 73.5% | 71.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 58.7% | 51.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 48.4% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.7% | 55.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 55.1% | 53.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 67.4% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 77% | 68.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 68.4% | 67.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 63.9% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 53.9% | 54.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.3% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 66.5% | 66.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 69.7% | 64.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 49.5% | 46.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.8% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 59% | 48.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 57.1% | 54.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 53.5% | 50.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54.4% | 51.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 66.8% | 60.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 79% | 69% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 67.4% | 61.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 68.3% | 68.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 63.7% | 62.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 59.9% | 59.3% |
| 2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 65.7% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 68.7% | 61.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 69.7% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 65.9% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 74.7% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 73.9% | 69.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 62% | 48.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 55.9% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52.1% | 51.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 52.2% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.5% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 69.8% | 64.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.5% | 65.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 66.4% | 67.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 44.5% | 39.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 46.7% | 36.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 51.3% | 42.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 49.5% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 52.3% | 47.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 59.5% | 51.1% |
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* Horizon Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.