IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory
- B+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.
- DThree-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 middle schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 109 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 23% |
| Grade 9 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 16% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 36.0% | 23.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 19.0% | 31.0% | 42.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 24.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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%.
Schools most like IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory
IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory this school | 402 | 81.3% | 50.3% |
| Pearsall Junior High School PEARSALL | 434 | 81.8% | 27.9% |
| Cedar Creek Intermediate School CEDAR CREEK | 478 | 82.4% | 24.3% |
| Port Isabel Junior High School PORT ISABEL | 396 | 84.3% | 35.7% |
| W B Green Junior High School LA FERIA | 391 | 80.1% | 33.9% |
| Carrizo Springs Intermediate School CARRIZO SPRINGS | 437 | 78.9% | 33.5% |
Where IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #496 of 1,635 | #9 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,458 of 1,670 ▼ 474 | #40 of 41 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #679 of 1,670 ▼ 304 | #17 of 41 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #170 of 1,570 | #3 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #1,258 of 1,749 | #34 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #273 of 1,542 | #3 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #1,320 of 1,543 | #13 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.3% | #483 of 1,648 | #21 of 41 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 402 | 31.8 | 12.6:1 | 81% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 23.2 | 14.8:1 | 79% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 14.8 | 20.8:1 | 83% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 71 | 59 | 1.2:1 | 87% (62) |
About IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory
IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory is a middle school with a street address in HORIZON CITY, Texas. It enrolls 402 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 10. That puts enrollment 37% below the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas.
IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory is one of the 125 schools that make up IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (79,430 students in total).
The share of Hispanic students at IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory is 91%. The remaining shares are 4% White and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory scores 18%.
Classroom staffing at IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory totals 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.6:1. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Federal data show 81% of students (327) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Texas public middle schools, IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory is 11.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 50.3% actual, 39.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Looking at the county, El Paso County, median household income comes to about $59,806, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The county has 273 public schools and about 165,404 students.
Among nearby public schools, IDEA Horizon Vista Academy is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area. As a charter school, IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Federal counts for IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory: 71 students in 2020-21, 402 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 1.2:1 to 12.6:1.
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