Van Horn School, Van Horn TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Van Horn School

Van Horn School is a K-12 public school in Culberson County serving a small, economically distressed West Texas community at the junction of Interstate 10 and US 90. The school sits within the town itself, at 200 W 7th Street, rather than on an outlying campus. Enrollment is modest, with the school drawing students from across the county through Culberson County-Allamoore ISD.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the area's economic profile. The town of Van Horn has experienced population decline over recent decades and functions primarily as a highway way-stop for travelers, though Blue Origin's presence north of town has brought some new residential development and employment.

Academic performance across tested subjects shows uneven results. In English language arts, students perform better in the middle and upper grades, with meaningful proficiency rates at grades five through eight. Third and fourth grades show lower performance in ELA, though still approaching or at middling levels. Reading and writing proficiency is the school's stronger area overall.

Mathematics presents a more substantial challenge. Proficiency rates across grades three through seven are low across the board, with only a small share of students testing at proficient levels in any grade. Performance is consistent at these lower levels rather than showing sharp declines, suggesting a systematic gap. A parent may want to look into further with the school what math interventions or instructional approaches are in place.

Science proficiency is weak in grade five but improves significantly by grade eight, where about half of tested students show proficiency. This improvement trajectory offers some ground for cautious optimism. Social studies performance at grade eight sits at a modest level, with roughly a third of students proficient.

The school reports state testing results only for tested grades and subjects; state testing data was not available for high school grades or for younger elementary grades below third. Graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, and special-population enrollment figures were not provided in the available data. Specific information on course offerings, advanced placement, career pathways, staffing, or attendance patterns was not available either.

The housing market in the zipcode shows modest home values, and cost of living indicators suggest relative affordability compared to state and national benchmarks. The local economy remains highway-and-tourism dependent, with some recent stimulus from Blue Origin operations but limited broad-based growth. Infrastructure constraints and limited housing development capacity have slowed town expansion.

Van Horn School is the only public school option for the community and serves the full K-12 span under one roof, which means a single facility addresses preschool through high school. For families in this rural county seat, the school is a community anchor, though academic performance data points to particular need in elementary mathematics and instructional support across grade levels.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=80%Cohort of 23 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,779 schools plotted. 59 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 27 pts below state median

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 24 pts below state median

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 21 pts below state median

Grade 710%

School 10% · District 10%

▼ 17 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 434%

School 34% · District 34%

▼ 15 pts below state median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 4 pts below state median

Grade 642%

School 42% · District 42%

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 759%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 1 pts above state median

Science

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 48%

▲ 6 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 38%

▲ 14 pts above state median

This schoolCULBERSON COUNTY-ALLAMOORE 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 4Lower-income36%Higher-income29%7 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income40%Higher-income44%4 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income57%Higher-income63%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income52%Higher-income67%15 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income5%Higher-income43%38 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income14%Higher-income11%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income8%Higher-income13%5 pp gap