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IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory

201 HORIZON CROSSING ST, HORIZON CITY, TX 79928 · (915) 888-4300 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–10MIDDLE41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Texas public middle schools
  • 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
402
Middle
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
327 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 610927%
Grade 75413%
Grade 89323%
Grade 98020%
Grade 106616%
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
174%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
36491%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
133%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
20451%
Female
19849%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020

What 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

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading21.0%36.0%23.0%20.0%
Mathematics8.0%19.0%31.0%42.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2657.0%27.0%
2024-2565.0%37.0%
2023-2461.0%37.0%
2022-2355.0%33.0%
2021-2252.0%50.0%
2020-2118.0%24.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory this school40281.3%50.3%
Pearsall Junior High School
PEARSALL
43481.8%27.9%
Cedar Creek Intermediate School
CEDAR CREEK
47882.4%24.3%
Port Isabel Junior High School
PORT ISABEL
39684.3%35.7%
W B Green Junior High School
LA FERIA
39180.1%33.9%
Carrizo Springs Intermediate School
CARRIZO SPRINGS
43778.9%33.5%
Matched among Texas middle 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 IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn 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
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
402
+331 (+466%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 1.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2540231.812.6:181% (327)
2023-2434523.214.8:179% (271)
2022-2330814.820.8:183% (256)
2020-2171591.2:187% (62)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory.

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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El Paso County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory
District
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Address
201 HORIZON CROSSING ST, HORIZON CITY, TX 79928
Phone
(915) 888-4300
County
El Paso County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–10
Total enrollment
402
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
327 (81%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
480021114153
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory
What is the total enrollment at IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory?
IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory enrolls approximately 402 students in grades 06-10.
What grades does IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory serve?
IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory serves grades 06-10.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory is approximately 12.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory?
At IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory, the student body is approximately 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory public or private?
IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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