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Enrollment
1,469
High
DISTRICT 820 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINT ISD·NCES 481443009224
Horizon High School
14651 HORIZON BLVD, EL PASO, TX 79928 · (915) 926-4200 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
1,279 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 370 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 371 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 396 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 332 | 23% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 38.0% | 23.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 30.0% | 39.0% | 17.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 42.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 11.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 11.0% | 11.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Horizon High School
Horizon High School's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon High School this school | 1,469 | 87.1% | 46.3% |
| Alice High School ALICE | 1,295 | 86.3% | 39.0% |
| Burbank High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,405 | 88.3% | 32.0% |
| Edison High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,360 | 88.5% | 38.0% |
| Jefferson High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,706 | 87.6% | 37.0% |
| McCollum High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,502 | 84.6% | 38.7% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Horizon High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #951 of 1,385 | #32 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #699 of 1,425 ▼ 54 | #21 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,188 of 1,425 ▼ 69 | #36 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.0pp | #367 of 1,184 | #6 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,469 | #467 of 2,107 | #15 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #719 of 1,344 | #12 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.0% | #1,210 of 1,346 | #25 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.1% | #253 of 1,522 | #11 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #385 of 557 | #23 of 28 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,469
-118 (-7%) vs 2020
+32% since 2010-11, when it was 1,114
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,469 | 98.5 | 14.9:1 | 87% (1,279) |
| 2023-24 | 1,579 | 108.3 | 14.6:1 | 85% (1,343) |
| 2022-23 | 1,677 | 106.2 | 15.8:1 | 85% (1,418) |
| 2020-21 | 1,587 | 98 | 16.2:1 | 93% (1,469) |
| 2017-18 | 1,553 | 93.3 | 16.6:1 | 83% (1,296) |
| 2015-16 | 1,138 | 75 | 15.2:1 | 86% (973) |
| 2010-11 | 1,114 | 63 | 17.7:1 | 63% (700) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,553 to 1,469); teachers up 6% (93.3 to 98.5).
About Horizon High School
Horizon High School is a high school with a street address in EL PASO, Texas. The school had 1,469 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Texas) has about 796 students.
CLINT ISD counts 10,077 students in its 14 schools, and Horizon High School is one of them.
Horizon High School's enrollment is 95% Hispanic. It is also 4% White. For comparison, the population of El Paso County is roughly 83% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 10% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Horizon High School employs 98.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.9:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Horizon High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 87%. The rate at public schools in El Paso County averages 74%, lower than here.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.5% for Horizon High School. The school posts 46.3%, 9.8 points above the prediction.
El Paso County has about 870,779 residents, and the median household income is $59,806, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. In all, El Paso County has 273 public schools and roughly 165,404 students.
The nearest other public school, Carroll T Welch Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Horizon High School ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Horizon High School as Rural: Fringe.
Horizon High School's enrollment declined from 1,587 in 2020-21 to 1,469 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 16.2 in 2020-21 to 14.9 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLINT ISD
- Frank Macias Elementary SchoolElementary · 975 students
- Wm David Surratt Elementary SchoolElementary · 939 students
- Desert Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 928 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Clint High SchoolHigh · 747 students
- Horizon Middle SchoolMiddle · 677 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
Other Horizon High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Horizon High. Horizon High School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- HORIZON HIGH SCHOOLWINTER GARDEN, FL · 2,685 students
- Horizon High SchoolBRIGHTON, CO · 1,966 students
- Horizon High SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZ · 1,767 students
- Horizon High SchoolHAMTRAMCK, MI · 125 students
- Horizon HighRiverdale, CA · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Carroll T Welch Elementary School0.9 mi · 676
- Desert Hills Elementary School1.3 mi · 928
- Frank Macias Elementary School1.4 mi · 975
- Horizon Middle School1.5 mi · 677
- IDEA Horizon Vista Academy2.3 mi · 742
- IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory2.3 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Horizon High School?
Horizon High School enrolls approximately 1,469 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Horizon High School serve?
Horizon High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Horizon High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Horizon High School is approximately 14.9:1 (99 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horizon High School?
At Horizon High School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Horizon High School public or private?
Horizon High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLINT ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.