Horizon Charter: Kids show up — absenteeism runs far below the state. But this year's 5th graders test below its 3rd graders.
Horizon Charter is a school of real strengths with one number worth interrogating. Most rating sites pick a side; we think both belong on the same page.
Horizon Charter scores 50 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 70th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “50% proficient” and call it done. Horizon Charter deserves a closer read. The school sits in Lincoln, where more than half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 3.9% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
As a charter, Horizon Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
proficiency runs 55% in this year's grade 3 against 48% in its grade 5. The state average rises by +4.5pp over the same span.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding falls 2.4pp across grades; the floor slips 8.2pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. The school's 5th graders aren't posting a wider lead than its 3rd graders. One question worth asking on a tour: are the strongest students being pushed, or coasting? A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask the principal what changes between grade 3 and grade 5. The trajectory is the thing a tour will tell you more about than a spreadsheet.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
K-12 Path
Horizon Charter serves grades K-12 — students can complete their entire K-12 education here.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 56
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency falls by 11.2pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +3.5pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 105 | 30% | 28% | 20% | 23% | 57% | +14 |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 29% | 21% | 18% | 32% | 50% | +5 |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 27% | 22% | 21% | 30% | 49% | +1 |
| Grade 6 | 110 | 15% | 39% | 17% | 28% | 55% | +8 |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 14% | 34% | 16% | 37% | 48% | −0 |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 22% | 26% | 25% | 28% | 47% | +1 |
| Grade 11 | 146 | 29% | 35% | 22% | 14% | 64% | +17 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 105 | 22% | 31% | 23% | 24% | 53% | +8 |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 20% | 24% | 29% | 27% | 44% | +2 |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 27% | 20% | 20% | 33% | 47% | +12 |
| Grade 6 | 110 | 18% | 16% | 30% | 35% | 35% | −0 |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 26% | 17% | 30% | 26% | 44% | +10 |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 21% | 17% | 21% | 41% | 38% | +6 |
| Grade 11 | 145 | 15% | 24% | 26% | 35% | 39% | +16 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 379 | 15% | 26% | 48% | 12% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 431 | 44.2% | +4 | +6 |
| White | 398 | 56.3% | −6 | −6 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 173 | 45.3% | +1 | +6 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Charter ← | — | 50 | 25.7% | 50.1% | −7.3 | 0.1% |
| Twelve Bridges Elementary | 3.1 mi | 62 | 36.6% | 67.3% | +1.1 | 0.4% |
| Scott M. Leaman | 1.7 mi | 57 | 32.9% | 60.8% | −7.5 | 0.7% |
| Foskett Ranch Elementary | 1.9 mi | 49 | 22.4% | 52.4% | −13.3 | 1.0% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.