📍 2671 Thornton Road, Ferndale, Whatcom County, 98248
Horizon Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ferndale, Whatcom County. The school has 449 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ferndale School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Horizon Middle School enrolls 449 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 9.8% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 253 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 104 | 23% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 44 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 15 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
279 of the school's 449 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 242 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Horizon Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-20, state senate district 42, state house district 42.
Horizon Middle School is one of 13 schools in Ferndale School District, based in FERNDALE, Washington. The district serves 4,746 students district-wide and employs 288 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 449 students, Horizon Middle School is larger than the district average of about 365 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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