Horizon Middle, El Paso TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Horizon Middle

Horizon Middle is a regular public middle school serving grades six through eight in the far east of El Paso, within the Clint Independent School District. The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school sits in a suburban, car-oriented area of the city where newer residential development has created a quieter, family-oriented neighborhood character.

Academically, Horizon Middle shows uneven performance across subjects and grades. In English language arts, proficiency hovers in the low-to-mid range across all three grades, with performance slightly stronger in grades seven and eight than in grade six. Math proficiency is more problematic, dropping sharply in grade seven before recovering somewhat in grade eight. Science proficiency in grade eight sits below ELA and well below the level the school achieves in language arts. Social studies proficiency in grade eight is notably low. Across all tested subjects, only a modest share of eighth-graders achieve proficiency, and very few students reach the highest performance level. When the data are weighted across all tested subjects and grades, Horizon Middle's proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among districts in El Paso County.

The school does show relative strength in ELA in the lower grades, where a somewhat larger share of students reach proficiency, and the trend data suggest that eighth-grade students demonstrate noticeably higher performance in math than their younger peers. This grade-level progression in math could reflect either genuine growth from grade to grade or differences in student composition or course placement, which the available data do not clarify. A parent may want to look into how the school supports students who struggle with math in the earlier grades and what instructional shifts occur in grade eight.

The school's demographics and its position within a growing suburban fringe of El Paso shape the experience. The neighborhood itself is relatively new and family-oriented, reflective of the expansion that has characterized El Paso's far east edge. Horizon Middle is part of Clint ISD, which has recently expanded free, full-day pre-kindergarten for all four-year-olds regardless of eligibility, a district-wide benefit for families with younger children.

The housing market in the zip code where Horizon Middle sits reflects modest affordability relative to state and national benchmarks, with typical home values below the Texas average and rents relatively stable, making this an accessible area for working families. The broader El Paso economy is anchored by Fort Bliss and federal agencies, health care, the three public school districts, and cross-border trade and services, creating a stable if not rapidly growing employment base.

For a family considering this school, the academic performance data show a school working with students who face significant economic and educational barriers, but where that work has not yet produced results broadly aligned with district and state benchmarks. The uneven proficiency across grades and subjects, and the particular softness in math in grades six and seven, warrant direct conversation with the school about curriculum, intervention, and how students are grouped or supported through the middle grades. The school's location offers suburban accessibility and community stability, and the recent district-wide pre-K expansion signals some district investment in early learning for families already rooted in the area.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 622%

School 22% · District 27% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 716%

School 16% · District 20% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 841%

School 41% · District 42% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 643%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 746%

School 46% · District 47% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 51% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Science

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 35% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 811%

School 11% · District 17% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

This schoolCLINT ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income41%Higher-income51%10 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income41%Higher-income68%27 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income73%34 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income20%Higher-income33%13 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income14%Higher-income21%7 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income36%Higher-income61%25 pp gap