Independent charter school · Western Placer Unified · Lincoln, California

Horizon Charter — Rating & test scores

Lincoln · TK–12 · 1,757 students (2024–25)

873 First Street, 95648horizoncharterschools.org ↗(916) 408-5200

39thpercentileDeveloping

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓

Horizon Charterhigher than 39 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Horizon Charterhigher than 39 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Horizon Charterhigher than 39 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 79% of the class graduated in four years (145 of 183); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 183
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

For grades 3–5, the standing among California elementary schools; for grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

How to enroll

Compare

Compare schools

Choose up to four high schools.

Find another school

Type at least two characters to search.

Save

In grade 11, spring 2026, 47% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 32% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Sources

The sentence above: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Horizon Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Horizon Charter a good school?

Horizon Charter scores higher than 39 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 39th percentile, Developing, spring 2025.

Grades 3–5: higher than 65 in 100 California elementary schools we score (65th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)
Grades 6–8: higher than 81 in 100 California middle schools we score (81st percentile, Strong, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 6 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 12 in 100 at the average Western Placer Unified high school. 0 of 2,029 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 48% of low-income students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Horizon Charter in Lincoln scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

172 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

49% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2025–26 plan, $15.8 million is planned for 13 funded actions in 2 goals. That’s 60% of its $26.1 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English; well above it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 56% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 47% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 146 in English, 145 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 146 tested

Advanced: 25%
Proficient: 31%
Below the standard: 44%

This school56%

California57%

Western Placer Unified58%

56% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 145 tested

Advanced: 29%
Proficient: 18%
Below the standard: 53%

This school47%

California32%

Western Placer Unified33%

47% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	49%	55%	51%
Advanced	34%	28%	22%
Proficient	15%	27%	29%
Developing level	24%	18%	19%
Minimal	27%	27%	30%
Tested	97	116	86
California	44%	46%	49%
Difference	+5	+9	+2

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	52%	58%	54%
Advanced	22%	23%	11%
Proficient	30%	35%	43%
Developing level	26%	22%	28%
Minimal	22%	20%	18%
Tested	102	117	141
California	48%	51%	49%
Difference	+4	+7	+5

English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	56%
Advanced	25%
Proficient	31%
Developing level	22%
Minimal	22%
Tested	146
California	57%
Difference	−1

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	44%	43%	43%
Advanced	21%	20%	27%
Proficient	23%	23%	16%
Developing level	30%	30%	21%
Minimal	26%	27%	36%
Tested	97	115	86
California	47%	42%	37%
Difference	−3	+1	+6

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	42%	55%	54%
Advanced	27%	27%	29%
Proficient	15%	28%	25%
Developing level	25%	18%	16%
Minimal	33%	27%	30%
Tested	102	117	140
California	37%	38%	36%
Difference	+5	+17	+18

Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	47%
Advanced	29%
Proficient	18%
Developing level	17%
Minimal	36%
Tested	145
California	32%
Difference	+15

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the elementary grades do?

Above California in English; near it in math. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 52% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 43% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 65th percentile (Solid) among California’s elementary schools.

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 299 tested

Advanced: 28%
Proficient: 24%
Below the standard: 48%

This school52%

California46%

Western Placer Unified52%

52% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 298 tested

Advanced: 22%
Proficient: 21%
Below the standard: 57%

This school43%

California42%

Western Placer Unified50%

43% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

How do the middle grades do?

Above California in English; well above it in math. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 55% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 51% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 81st percentile (Strong) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 360 tested

Advanced: 18%
Proficient: 37%
Below the standard: 45%

This school55%

California49%

Western Placer Unified54%

55% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 359 tested

Advanced: 28%
Proficient: 23%
Below the standard: 49%

This school51%

California37%

Western Placer Unified43%

51% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were higher. English went from 64% to 56% and math from 39% to 47%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202564%146 tested

→

202656%146 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202539%145 tested

→

202647%145 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	25%	31%	22%	22%	146
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Western Placer Unified	24%	34%	22%	20%	790
Math, grade 11 · This school	29%	18%	17%	36%	145
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Western Placer Unified	15%	18%	24%	43%	783
English, grades 3–5 · This school	28%	24%	20%	28%	299
English, grades 3–5 · California	24%	22%	21%	33%	1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Western Placer Unified	25%	27%	23%	25%	2,354
Math, grades 3–5 · This school	22%	21%	28%	29%	298
Math, grades 3–5 · California	21%	21%	25%	33%	1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Western Placer Unified	23%	27%	26%	24%	2,350
English, grades 6–8 · This school	18%	37%	25%	20%	360
English, grades 6–8 · California	19%	30%	23%	28%	1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Western Placer Unified	18%	36%	25%	21%	2,511
Math, grades 6–8 · This school	28%	23%	19%	30%	359
Math, grades 6–8 · California	21%	16%	23%	40%	1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Western Placer Unified	23%	20%	26%	31%	2,508

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202656%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202647%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 53% in 2017 to 56% in 2026. In math, it went from 17% in 2017 to 47% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	53% 114 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	48% 151 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	53% 239 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	64% 143 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	64% 153 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	62% 147 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	64% 146 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	56% 146 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	17% 113 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	10% 145 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	11% 233 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	24% 141 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	25% 154 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	21% 147 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	39% 145 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	47% 145 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Horizon Charter’s results?

Horizon Charter’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Horizon Charter in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Western Placer Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2031.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

79% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 39% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 49% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

79%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 145 of 183 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

39%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 73 of 187 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

39%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 56 of 145 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

49% enrolled in college within 12 months · 150 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓1 · 1%
California State University CSU detail ↓8 · 5%
California community college56 · 37%
In-state private2 · 1%
Out-of-state, 4-year6 · 4%
Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 1%
Not enrolled76 · 51%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

172 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition

Graduated in four years: 2024–25 · 145 of 183 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure): 2024–25 · 73 of 187 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list: 2024–25 · 56 of 145 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 9
Admitted: 5
Enrolled: under 3

By campus · fall 2025

UC DavisApplied 6 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2017

Fall 2025Applied 9 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
Fall 2024Applied 11 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 5
Fall 2023Applied 8 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
Fall 2021Applied 6 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
Fall 2020Applied 6 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 3
Fall 2017Applied 6 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 18
Admitted: 18
Enrolled: 9

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

Sacramento StateApplied 56 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 26
Chico StateApplied 17 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 11 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
San Diego StateApplied 9 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal State Long BeachApplied 8 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 8 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
Cal State FullertonApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
San Francisco StateApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State East BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Fresno StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal State LAApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal State Monterey BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
San José StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

Fall 2025Applied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 9
Fall 2024Applied 25 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 10
Fall 2023Applied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 7
Fall 2022Applied 7 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
Fall 2021Applied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

6 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Western Placer Unified high school, 12 in 100 were. 0 of 2,029 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 107 of 1,963 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 2,029 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Western Placer Unified high school 3.0%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

6 in 100This school

12 in 100At the average Western Placer Unified high school

22 in 100At the average California high school

107 of 1,963 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 2,029

students were suspended at least once. Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts

Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
Grades 4–6: 4 in 100, 15 of 366
Grades 7–8: 12 in 100, 35 of 301
Grades 9–12: 7 in 100, 48 of 696

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Horizon Charter

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questions Responder en español

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 45% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 45% in math, against 21% for the same group across California.

Source

Source: California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Horizon CharterSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students

Low-incomeEnglish · 82 tested51%Same group, California 49%
Low-incomeMath · 82 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 45%Same group, California 23%
WhiteEnglish · 85 tested61%Same group, California 68%
WhiteMath · 85 tested46%Same group, California 44%
Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 32 tested38%Same group, California 49%
Hispanic or LatinoMath · 31 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 45%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

White52%
Hispanic or Latino24%
Two or more races11%
Black or African American5%
Asian5%
Filipino1%
Not reported<1%
Pacific Islander<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Unallocated share<1%

A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

49% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 47 of 96 English learners49%

Western Placer Unified · 287 of 56151%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

56%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 976 of 1,757. California: 63%.

73teachers, 2024–25

18 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

10%in their first year, 2024–25

26%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income and Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Western Placer Unified	vs California
Low-income · 82 tested
English	51%	+447%	+249%
Math	45%	+2421%	+2223%
White · 85 tested
English	61%	−162%	−768%
Math	46%	+1333%	+244%
Hispanic or Latino · 32 tested in English, 31 in math
English	38%	−1250%	−1149%
Math	45%	+2619%	+2421%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Western Placer Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Students of two or more races, English learners and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
White	52%
Hispanic or Latino	24%
Two or more races	11%
Black or African American	5%
Asian	5%
Filipino	1%
Not reported	<1%
Pacific Islander	<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 26% of teaching positions, 19.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 76.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

In its own words

What does Horizon Charter’s own plan commit to?

Its 2025–26 plan

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

$15.8 million

planned for 13 funded actions in 2 goals. That’s 60% of its $26.1 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

The 2025–26 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 121 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 91% of the money. The plan itself puts 73% of it toward staff.

First Instruction $13.2 million
Blended Learning and Tier 1/Tier 2 Targeted Instruction K-5 (5.20 FTE) $633,960
Instructional Support, UDL, MTSS, Onboarding TOSAs (3.70 FTE) $475,340
10 other actions

Reading, math and catch-up help

3 of the plan’s 13 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Reading $133,295
Catch-up help $475,340

Largest of these

Instructional Support, UDL, MTSS, Onboarding TOSAs (3.70 FTE)$475,340
ELA Blended Learning 6-8 (0.60 FTE)$75,715
Assessment and Participation Coaching Strategic Initiatives Coordinator (0.20 FTE); Primary Literacy Screening Coaching (0.10 FTE); Assessment Stipends$57,580

For high-need students

It plans $2.6 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2024–25, it planned $2.8 million and estimates it spent $2.4 million, $0.4 million (15%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $0.4 million under the 2024–25 plan, and where does that money go in 2025–26?

What changed

The total is $1.7 million (12%) higher than in the 2024–25 plan. The biggest change in dollars is First Instruction, which went from $11.7 million to $13.2 million.

Largest increases

First Instruction+⁠$1.5 million

New in the 2025–26 plan

Blended Learning and Tier 1/Tier 2 Targeted Instruction K-5 (5.20 FTE)$633,960
Instructional Support, UDL, MTSS, Onboarding TOSAs (3.70 FTE)$475,340
High School Comprehensive Support (3.20 FTE)$399,300

What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grade 11 only: 56% in English and 47% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure	2024–25	2025–26	Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1 · College and Career Readiness	53%	54%	up 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1 · College and Career Readiness	42%	47%	up 5 pts
Chronically absentGoal 2 · Communication and Engagement	3 in 100	5 in 100	2 more in 100

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts

First Instruction · $13,200,030
Blended Learning and Tier 1/Tier 2 Targeted Instruction K-5 (5.20 FTE) · $633,960
Instructional Support, UDL, MTSS, Onboarding TOSAs (3.70 FTE) · $475,340

The full plan2 goals, 40 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($15.8 million).

Where does the money go?

97% to Goal 1, College and Career Readiness. Each segment is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a segment to open its goal.

First Instruction · $13.2 million · +⁠$1.5 million

First Instruction is 84% of the plan.

Change since the 2024–25 plan, same title

fell 25% or more
fell 10–25%
fell 2–10%
within 2%
grew 2–10%
grew 10–25%
grew 25% or more
new or renamed title
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
small actions drawn together

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1College and Career Readiness$15.3 million97% of action budgets

“All students will be prepared to graduate from high school college and career ready based on a range of academic metrics” p. 26 ↗

8 funded actions · 2024–25 plan: $13.7 million (+⁠$1.6 million)

Largest funded actions

First Instruction$13.2 millionaction 1.9 · p. 81 ↗
Blended Learning and Tier 1/Tier 2 Targeted Instruction K-5 (5.20 FTE)$0.6 millionaction 1.2 · p. 80 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Instructional Support, UDL, MTSS, Onboarding TOSAs (3.70 FTE)$0.5 millionaction 1.7 · p. 81 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
High School Comprehensive Support (3.20 FTE)$0.4 millionaction 1.1 · p. 80 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
High School Success and CCI support, Counselors (1.90 FTE)$0.3 millionaction 1.3 · p. 80 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

3 more funded actions in this goal

Charter-wide Professional Learning and Curriculum Material · action 1.4 · p. 80 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Director of Curriculum and Instruction and Support Specialist (0.60 FTE) · action 1.5 · p. 80 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
ELA Blended Learning 6-8 (0.60 FTE) · action 1.6 · p. 81 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

First Instruction+⁠$1.5 million$11.7 million → $13.2 million · p. 81 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Blended Learning and Tier 1/Tier 2 Targeted Instruction K-5 (5.20 FTE) · $633,960 · p. 80 ↗new or renamed
Instructional Support, UDL, MTSS, Onboarding TOSAs (3.70 FTE) · $475,340 · p. 81 ↗new or renamed
High School Comprehensive Support (3.20 FTE) · $399,300 · p. 80 ↗new or renamed
High School Success and CCI support, Counselors (1.90 FTE) · $325,965 · p. 80 ↗new or renamed
Charter-wide Professional Learning and Curriculum Material · $88,355 → $88,355 · p. 80 ↗unchanged
Director of Curriculum and Instruction and Support Specialist (0.60 FTE) · $82,305 · p. 80 ↗new or renamed
ELA Blended Learning 6-8 (0.60 FTE) · $75,715 · p. 81 ↗new or renamed

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 25 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 26 ↗.

Goal 2Communication and Engagement$477,8853% of action budgets

“ALL students, families and staff will demonstrate a focus on learning through active engagement in the Horizon School community as measured by effective communication, collaboration, and participation” p. 44 ↗

5 funded actions · 2024–25 plan: $320,440 (+⁠$157,445)

Largest funded actions

Family Outreach and Engagement Strategic Initiatives Coordinator (0.20 FTE) Program Support (1.00 FTE) Mentor Stipends: New Teacher onboarding$182,145action 2.3 · p. 82 ↗
Engagement, SEL, Community Development$155,410action 2.1 · p. 81 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Student Services support (.45 FTE)$63,750action 2.2 · p. 81 ↗
Assessment and Participation Coaching Strategic Initiatives Coordinator (0.20 FTE); Primary Literacy Screening Coaching (0.10 FTE); Assessment Stipends$57,580action 2.5 · p. 82 ↗
Technology to improve communication and engagement$19,000action 2.4 · p. 82 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Student Services support (.45 FTE)−⁠$12,475$76,225 → $63,750 · p. 81 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Family Outreach and Engagement Strategic Initiatives Coordinator (0.20 FTE) Program Support (1.00 FTE) Mentor Stipends: New Teacher onboarding · $182,145 · p. 82 ↗new or renamed
Engagement, SEL, Community Development · $155,410 → $155,410 · p. 81 ↗unchanged
Assessment and Participation Coaching Strategic Initiatives Coordinator (0.20 FTE); Primary Literacy Screening Coaching (0.10 FTE); Assessment Stipends · $57,580 · p. 82 ↗new or renamed
Technology to improve communication and engagement · $19,000 → $19,000 · p. 82 ↗unchanged

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 15 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 44 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Horizon Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades: Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery: What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics: What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

School website: horizoncharterschools.org ↗Office: (916) 408-5200Administrator: John Garrard

Location and visiting

Get directions

873 First Street, Lincoln 95648

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 64% in 2025 to 56% in 2026 here; California: 57% to 57%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
Why did estimated spending on these services come in $0.4 million under the 2024–25 plan, and where does that money go in 2025–26?
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (916) 408-5200873 First Street, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Lincoln High0.7 mi
49thDevelopingScope Score 55
John Adams Academy - Lincoln2.1 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
67thSolidScope Score 62
Twelve Bridges High2.6 mi
64thSolidScope Score 61

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #911 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #4 of 4 in Western Placer Unified

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	79%	42	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	22%	57	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	39%	47	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	52%	62	18%
Chronically absent	3 in 100	70	5%
Suspension rate	0 of 1,977	65	5%
English learners: top level	20%	—	5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	52	39	#911	California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	not on file	not on file
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	2 in 100	0 of 1,884
2024–25	3 in 100	0 of 1,977

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	805	23%	54%
2026 · Math	802	26%	47%
2025 · English	769	24%	53%
2025 · Math	771	21%	42%
2024 · English	727	22%	50%
2024 · Math	725	13%	33%
2023 · English	724	23%	51%
2023 · Math	724	15%	35%
2022 · English	848	23%	53%
2022 · Math	839	14%	35%
2019 · English	1,016	14%	44%
2019 · Math	1,006	7%	20%
2018 · English	733	12%	43%
2018 · Math	727	9%	23%
2017 · English	642	13%	41%
2017 · Math	644	9%	25%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English	105	57%
2025 · Grade 4 · English	84	50%
2025 · Grade 5 · English	96	49%
2025 · Grade 6 · English	110	55%
2025 · Grade 7 · English	103	48%
2025 · Grade 8 · English	125	47%
2025 · Grade 11 · English	146	64%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math	105	53%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math	84	44%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math	96	47%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	110	35%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	103	44%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	128	38%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	145	39%
2024 · Grade 3 · English	84	56%
2024 · Grade 4 · English	70	53%
2024 · Grade 5 · English	92	63%
2024 · Grade 6 · English	80	36%
2024 · Grade 7 · English	112	43%
2024 · Grade 8 · English	142	37%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	147	62%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math	84	52%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math	70	56%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math	92	40%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	81	25%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	112	32%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	139	23%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	147	21%
2023 · Grade 3 · English	77	55%
2023 · Grade 4 · English	74	57%
2023 · Grade 5 · English	62	58%
2023 · Grade 6 · English	103	47%
2023 · Grade 7 · English	107	42%
2023 · Grade 8 · English	148	40%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	153	64%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math	77	58%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math	75	51%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math	62	45%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	103	35%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	107	31%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	146	23%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	154	25%
2022 · Grade 3 · English	103	54%
2022 · Grade 4 · English	91	46%
2022 · Grade 5 · English	135	57%
2022 · Grade 6 · English	104	50%
2022 · Grade 7 · English	133	51%
2022 · Grade 8 · English	139	45%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	143	64%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math	104	51%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math	91	41%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math	133	42%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	102	32%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	132	33%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	136	28%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	141	24%
2019 · Grade 3 · English	92	36%
2019 · Grade 4 · English	103	43%
2019 · Grade 5 · English	112	38%
2019 · Grade 6 · English	131	37%
2019 · Grade 7 · English	174	40%
2019 · Grade 8 · English	165	52%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	239	53%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math	93	25%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math	98	22%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math	111	16%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	133	23%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	176	28%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	162	19%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	233	11%
2018 · Grade 3 · English	76	37%
2018 · Grade 4 · English	78	45%
2018 · Grade 5 · English	92	36%
2018 · Grade 6 · English	108	34%
2018 · Grade 7 · English	112	46%
2018 · Grade 8 · English	116	51%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	151	48%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math	73	30%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math	79	24%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math	93	23%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math	109	16%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	111	33%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	117	32%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	145	10%
2017 · Grade 3 · English	73	36%
2017 · Grade 4 · English	84	30%
2017 · Grade 5 · English	97	41%
2017 · Grade 6 · English	85	35%
2017 · Grade 7 · English	105	43%
2017 · Grade 8 · English	84	48%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	114	53%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math	74	32%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math	85	22%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math	96	22%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math	85	21%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	106	31%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	85	29%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	113	17%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026

Science (CAST)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	381	14%	29%	45%	11%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California

Group · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	429	48%	+10	+9
White	412	57%	−2	−5
Hispanic or Latino	183	46%	+4	+6

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score

Group	English	n	CDE category	Math	n	CDE category
All students	+3	421	Average	+18	424	Accelerated
English-only students	+6	351	not categorized	+15	353	not categorized
Low-income	−1	233	Average	+18	235	Accelerated
White	+3	218	Average	+15	218	Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino	+2	86	Average	+14	87	Accelerated
Students with disabilities	+1	67	Average	+19	68	Accelerated
Two or more races	+9	47	Accelerated	+8	49	Accelerated
English learners	−20	46	Moderate	+42	47	Exceptional
Black or African American	−5	41	Average	+15	41	Accelerated
English learners only	−33	33	not categorized	+48	33	not categorized
Asian	0	16	Average	+26	16	Exceptional
Recently reclassified as fluent in English	+5	13	not categorized	+19	14	not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)	—	—	—	+38	11	Exceptional

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+3 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

421 students

CDE growth category: Average

State model · math+18 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

424 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 3 in 100 → 2025–26 · 6 in 100 · +3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 1,977 → 2025–26 · 0 of 2,029 · 0.0 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	—	6 in 100	—
Male	—	5 in 100	—
Asian	—	7 in 100	—
Black or African American	—	8 in 100	—
Filipino	—	5 in 100	—
Hispanic or Latino	—	5 in 100	—
Pacific Islander	—	12 in 100	—
Two or more races	—	6 in 100	—
White	—	5 in 100	—
Students with disabilities	—	8 in 100	—
English learners	—	6 in 100	—
Homeless	—	11 in 100	—
Low-income	—	7 in 100	—
All students	—	6 in 100	—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 39% · numerator 73 students classified Prepared · denominator 187 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 0% · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 73 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 73 of 187 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate

79%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings

Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)

39%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-going rate

49%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2017–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	9	5	under 3	3.73	4.02	—
2024	11	9	5	4.10	4.18	4.26
2023	8	5	under 3	3.83	3.97	—
2021	6	4	under 3	3.82	—	—
2020	6	5	3	3.93	3.93	—
2017	6	4	under 3	3.75	—	—

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2017.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2024	9	under 3	under 3
Davis	2025	6	under 3	under 3
Davis	2024	11	6	3
Davis	2023	7	3	under 3
Davis	2021	6	under 3	under 3
Los Angeles	2024	6	under 3	under 3
Los Angeles	2023	5	under 3	under 3
San Diego	2020	5	under 3	under 3
Santa Barbara	2024	5	4	under 3
Universitywide	2025	9	5	under 3
Universitywide	2024	11	9	5
Universitywide	2023	8	5	under 3
Universitywide	2021	6	4	under 3
Universitywide	2020	6	5	3

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	not reported
AP course count	not reported
AP enrollment (male/female)	not reported
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 172 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	offered
Calculus sections	0
Physics sections	1
Chemistry sections	3
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	1,515

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	1	1%
California State University	8	5%
California community college	56	37%
In-state private	2	1%
Out-of-state, 4-year	6	4%
Out-of-state, 2-year	1	1%
Not enrolled	76	51%

150 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 49% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,000 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 7,081 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

District current expense · FY 2024–25$15,873 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 62%Instruction support 11%Student services 8%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 2%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$74,163,369	61.97%	62%
Instruction support	$13,362,105	11.17%	11%
Student services	$9,261,975	7.74%	8%
Administration	$9,577,371	8.00%	8%
Buildings & maintenance	$10,420,747	8.71%	9%
Other	$2,887,106	2.41%	2%
Total	$119,672,673	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $119,672,673 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$12,000 per pupil

2020$10,699 per pupil

2019$11,111 per pupil

2018$10,671 per pupil

2017$10,494 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95648 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95648 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$112,333
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	40%
ZIP-area population	57,459
Median age	43.2 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 95648 →

Downloads, embed and methodologyCSV · embed code · sources · corrections

Embed this scorecard

<iframe
  src="https://schoolscope.co/embed/school/horizon-charter-0168"
  width="100%" height="210" loading="lazy"
  style="border:0;border-radius:12px"
  title="Horizon Charter — SchoolScope scorecard">
</iframe>

Free to embed with the credit link. Data updates automatically.

Its Scope Score is a high school score; results for its other grades are in these records.

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

How we analyze · Request a correction

Horizon Charter — Rating & test scores

Compare schools

Spring 2026 state test results

Common questions

How do I get in?

Is Horizon Charter a good school?

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

How do kids like mine do here?

What could my child study here?

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

What does its own plan pay for?

What should I ask on a visit?

How did students here do on state tests?

English

Math

How do the elementary grades do?

English

Math

How do the middle grades do?

English

Math

Have results changed?

English · top two levels · grade 11

Math · top two levels · grade 11

Each year’s results and tested counts

Who can act on Horizon Charter’s results?

Where is its yearly plan?

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

Graduated in four years

Ready for college or career (state measure)

Finished the UC/CSU course list

Where students who finished high school went

What could my child study here?

What other courses and pathways are on record?

University of California

Each fall since 2017

California State University

Each fall since 2021

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

Chronically absent, 2025–26

Suspensions, 2025–26

How do kids like mine do here?

Who are the students?

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

Who are the families and teachers?

What does Horizon Charter’s own plan commit to?

The 2025–26 plan in short

Where the money goes

Reading, math and catch-up help

For high-need students

What changed

What its goals measure

Where does the money go?

Every goal, in the plan’s order

How do I get in?

Before you apply

Location and visiting

Questions for your visit

Source records

Scope Score

Per-pupil spending

Additional workforce records

Embed this scorecard

Did you find what you were looking for?