The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in English language arts. The lowest is 13% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Horizon Elementary School
Horizon Elementary School sits in the Holt community, an unincorporated place within Delhi Charter Township just south of Lansing. The area grew up as a residential suburb along highway corridors, and its character remains car-dependent, with single-family neighborhoods and strip commercial development rather than a walkable downtown core. Civic life disperses along corridors like Cedar Street, with the Holt Farmers' Market serving as a community gathering point and William Burchfield Park offering a beachfront swimming area, sledding hill, and year-round trails. A Capital Area Transportation Authority bus route links Holt to Lansing, but most residents drive to work. The community's employment base runs toward retail, healthcare, and light manufacturing, with many residents also commuting into the Lansing area. Publicly reported data shows Holt's population surged in earlier decades as census boundaries expanded, then plateaued, with a slight recent dip and only modest projected growth ahead.
Holt Public Schools operates Horizon as a regular public elementary school serving kindergarten through fourth grade. The school's enrollment is moderate for its grade band. Its student body is majority white, with a sizable Hispanic presence and smaller Black, multiracial, and Asian groups. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school does not carry a charter or magnet designation. Data on individualized education programs and English learner status was not available, so those populations could not be characterized here. A parent wanting detail on special-population services would need to ask the school directly.
On state assessments, Horizon's results land above the midpoint among Ingham County districts on the proficiency index, which averages tested subjects and grades. The most recent M-STEP results, from the 2024-25 administration, show roughly four in ten third graders reaching proficiency in both English language arts and math. Fourth graders performed a touch better in English language arts, with nearly half proficient, while math proficiency was somewhat lower. These are middling outcomes for a county with a wide spread between its highest- and lowest-performing schools, and Horizon sits comfortably in the upper half of that range. The one science data point available comes from a much earlier testing cycle and is too dated to characterize current performance meaningfully. No participation rate figures were reported, and no multi-year trend data was available, so a parent looking to understand whether results are improving or declining would need to go directly to the district.
Because Horizon is an elementary school, graduation rates do not apply. Chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing, and course access data were all missing from the available records. The district approved a bond proposal in November 2021 to fund facility improvements, technology upgrades, and security enhancements across Holt Public Schools, which publicly reported sources note will affect both the learning environment and local property taxes. Beyond that, specific program offerings for Horizon were not provided.
Housing in the school's zip code is modestly priced relative to national figures and sits slightly below the Michigan benchmark for typical home values. Rents have risen more sharply than home values in recent months. The gap between an estimated monthly mortgage payment and a typical rent is wide enough that renting costs meaningfully less per month than owning at current rates, though both remain within a range many local households can absorb relative to national income figures.
For a family weighing Horizon, the picture is of a conventional public elementary in a quiet, suburban setting with a diverse but majority-white student body, a moderate level of economic need, and state test results that hold their own within the county. The missing pieces on special populations, attendance, staffing, and discipline are the gaps a parent would want to fill in conversation with the school before drawing firm conclusions.
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