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What's the most underrated thing about HORIZON HEIGHTS EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
947
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071005922
HORIZON HEIGHTS EL
13601 RYDERWOOD AVE, EL PASO, TX 79928 · (915) 937-7400 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL947 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
536 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
71.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
947
+6 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 19.0:1
% White
7%
was 5%
% Hispanic
90%
was 90%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HORIZON HEIGHTS EL
Located at 13601 RYDERWOOD AVE, in EL PASO, Texas, HORIZON HEIGHTS EL is a heavily attended K-5 school that serves 947 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under SOCORRO ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 82% larger than the state mean of about 519.
HORIZON HEIGHTS EL is one of 51 schools operated by SOCORRO ISD, a district that caters to 46,668 students overall.
Demographically, HORIZON HEIGHTS EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%); the rest comes out to 7% White.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HORIZON HEIGHTS EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 57% of students at HORIZON HEIGHTS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HORIZON HEIGHTS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.7%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (El Paso County) shows that median household earnings sit near $59,806, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. HORIZON HEIGHTS EL is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).
The closest other public school is COL JOHN O ENSOR MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HORIZON HEIGHTS EL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.2%.
HORIZON HEIGHTS EL operates from a commuter-belt location.
Five-year trend. HORIZON HEIGHTS EL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 941 (now 947). Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the HORIZON HEIGHTS EL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 SOCORRO ISD
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
- EL DORADO H SHigh · 2,109 students
- AMERICAS H SHigh · 2,049 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- COL JOHN O ENSOR MIDDLE0.1 mi · 1,070
- DR SUE A SHOOK SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,167
- EASTLAKE H S1.3 mi · 3,004
- IDEA HORIZON VISTA COLLEGE PREPARATORY1.4 mi · 402
- IDEA HORIZON VISTA ACADEMY1.4 mi · 742
- HORIZON MIDDLE1.5 mi · 677
Frequently asked questions
About HORIZON HEIGHTS ELWhat is the total enrollment at HORIZON HEIGHTS EL?
HORIZON HEIGHTS EL enrolls approximately 947 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does HORIZON HEIGHTS EL serve?
HORIZON HEIGHTS EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at HORIZON HEIGHTS EL?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at HORIZON HEIGHTS EL.
What is the student diversity at HORIZON HEIGHTS EL?
Student demographics at HORIZON HEIGHTS EL are roughly 7% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees HORIZON HEIGHTS EL?
HORIZON HEIGHTS EL is overseen by SOCORRO ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.