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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 Elementary School
13601 RYDERWOOD AVE, EL PASO, TX 79928 · (915) 937-7400 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL947 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 109 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 127 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 158 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 163 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (163).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 44.0% | 32.0% | 17.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 36.0% | 30.0% | 21.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 76.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Heights Elementary School
Horizon Heights Elementary School's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Heights Elementary School this school | 947 | 56.6% | 61.3% |
| Mesita Elementary School EL PASO | 916 | 57.8% | 54.3% |
| John Drugan School EL PASO | 990 | 58.8% | 62.4% |
| James P Butler Elementary School EL PASO | 884 | 60.9% | 47.6% |
| Cactus Trails EL PASO | 1,006 | 59.7% | 63.9% |
| Milam Elementary School MCALLEN | 811 | 53.4% | 62.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #704 of 4,401 | #14 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #606 of 4,466 ▲ 64 | #13 of 133 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #451 of 4,466 ▲ 64 | #8 of 133 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #628 of 3,998 | #14 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 947 | #138 of 4,938 | #11 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #3,891 of 4,622 | #109 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #3,808 of 4,628 | #42 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #3,288 of 4,789 | #129 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #1,273 of 1,307 | #26 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
947
+18 (+2%) vs 2020
+80% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 947 | 55.7 | 17.0:1 | 57% (536) |
| 2023-24 | 934 | 38.6 | 24.2:1 | 62% (580) |
| 2022-23 | 925 | 53.6 | 17.3:1 | 66% (611) |
| 2020-21 | 929 | 54 | 17.2:1 | 62% (577) |
| 2017-18 | 941 | 49.5 | 19.0:1 | 64% (604) |
| 2015-16 | 925 | 48 | 19.3:1 | 63% (586) |
| 2010-11 | 1,011 | 49 | 20.6:1 | 83% (837) |
| 2000-01 | 859 | 45 | 19.1:1 | 80% (688) |
| 1990-91 | 526 | 37 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (941 to 947); teachers up 12% (49.5 to 55.7).
About Horizon Heights Elementary School
Horizon Heights Elementary School is a public elementary school run by SOCORRO ISD in EL PASO, Texas. The school reports 947 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
SOCORRO ISD has 51 schools; together they serve 46,668 students.
Federal enrollment data show Horizon Heights Elementary School is 90% Hispanic. The school is also 7% White. Horizon Heights Elementary School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.0:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 57%. The average for public schools in El Paso County is 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Horizon Heights Elementary School is A. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 94% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Horizon Heights Elementary School is 11.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 61.3% actual, 49.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Among El Paso County residents, the median household income is $59,806, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Besides Horizon Heights Elementary School, El Paso County has 272 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Horizon Heights Elementary School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Col John O Ensor Middle School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Horizon Heights Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Horizon Heights Elementary School had 929 students in 2020-21 and 947 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Horizon Heights Elementary School. 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 SOCORRO ISD
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
- El Dorado High SchoolHigh · 2,109 students
- Americas High SchoolHigh · 2,049 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
Nearby schools
- Col John O Ensor Middle School0.1 mi · 1,070
- Dr Sue A Shook School0.9 mi · 1,167
- Eastlake High School1.3 mi · 3,004
- IDEA Horizon Vista Academy1.4 mi · 742
- IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory1.4 mi · 402
- Horizon Middle School1.5 mi · 677
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon Heights Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Horizon Heights Elementary School?
Horizon Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 947 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Horizon Heights Elementary School serve?
Horizon Heights Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Horizon Heights Elementary School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Horizon Heights Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Horizon Heights Elementary School?
Student demographics at Horizon Heights Elementary School are roughly 7% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Horizon Heights Elementary School?
Horizon Heights Elementary School 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.