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Schools in Horizon City · Clint Independent School District, Socorro Independent School District

Horizon City’s public schools score below 64% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Horizon City, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

#437of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
48%
▼ 4 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▼ 5 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▼ 1 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.8K
▼ 8% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Socorro Independent
Students per teacher
16.4
TX 14.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
10
7,334 students on the public path
In brief

Horizon City’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Clint Independent spends $14,018 per student and Socorro Independent $11,771, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Idea Horizon Vista Academy and Idea Horizon Vista College Preparatory are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Horizon City’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 36% of Texas school districts, #437 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (745)Better than 32%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 31,643 test results and a graduating class of 3,955 could put Horizon City anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Horizon City’s students in the tested grades sat them (31,056 in math, 32,230 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Horizon City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B−
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
9–12Horizon H SClint Independent School DistrictC−

Horizon City runs its own schools through grade 12 (Clint Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Socorro Independent School District, shared with Socorro. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Horizon City

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Clint Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 14 schools · 10,077 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$14,018TX $12,815 · FY2024
C−
Socorro Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 51 schools · 46,668 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,771TX $12,815 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Clint Independent School District37%
State average 51.1% · 6070 students tested
Math · PK–12, Clint Independent School District29%
State average 40.9% · 5896 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Socorro Independent School District50%
State average 51.1% · 26160 students tested
Math · PK–12, Socorro Independent School District38%
State average 40.9% · 25160 students tested

Horizon City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Horizon City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Horizon CityC+Clint Independent PK–12 · Socorro Independent PK–12

Every school in Horizon City

10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Horizon Cityby address
Frank Macias El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
D
975 students17:1Rate it →
Horizon Heights El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
B−
947 students17:1Rate it →
Desert Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
C−
928 students16:1Rate it →
Carroll T Welch El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
D−
676 students16:1Rate it →
Col John O Ensor Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · El Paso
B−
1,070 students17:1Rate it →
Horizon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · El Paso
D
677 students17:1Rate it →
Ricardo Estrada Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · El Paso
D
592 students16:1Rate it →
Horizon H S
High · Grades 9–12 · El Paso
C−
1,469 students15:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Idea Horizon Vista Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5
B−
Charter
742 students25:1Rate it →
Idea Horizon Vista College Preparatory
Middle · Grades 6–10
B−
Charter
402 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Horizon City’s schools

Are Horizon City’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Horizon City children attend score below 64% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #437 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Horizon City in?

Two districts: Clint Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Socorro Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Socorro.

Where do Horizon City kids go to high school?

Horizon H S in El Paso, with 1,469 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Horizon City’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Socorro Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Horizon City spend per student?

$14,018 in Clint Independent School District and $11,771 in Socorro Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.