IDEA Horizon Vista Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Horizon City, Texas · IDEA Public Schools · Grades K–5
IDEA Horizon Vista Academy serves 742 students in grades K–5 in Horizon City (El Paso County). It is one of 125 schools in IDEA Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 670th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 24.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 30.06 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | IDEA Public Schools |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480021114105 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | IDEA Public Schools | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 742 | 79,430 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 24.7 | 18.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 79.4% | 82.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 100% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
IDEA Horizon Vista Academy in context
Size
Of the 62 elementary schools in IDEA Public Schools, IDEA Horizon Vista Academy is the 5th largest, with 0.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 961 students, so IDEA Horizon Vista Academy is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 1 with 134 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 99, against an average of 124 per grade. This year grade 5 has 22% more students than kindergarten (121 against 99). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 91.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across IDEA Public Schools (85.2%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
79.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 82.9% across IDEA Public Schools and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
IDEA Horizon Vista Academy has 30.06 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 24.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 742 students would have about 50.1 teachers, so IDEA Horizon Vista Academy has 20 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other elementary school is Desert Hills Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in Clint ISD. There are 13 elementary schools within 5 miles and 58 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 91.5% |
| White | 4.9% |
| Black | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 99 |
| Grade 1 | 134 |
| Grade 2 | 128 |
| Grade 3 | 127 |
| Grade 4 | 133 |
| Grade 5 | 121 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
201 Horizon Crossing St, Horizon City, TX 79928
Phone: (915)888-4300
Website: ideapublicschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: IDEA Horizon Vista Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Hills Elementary School | Clint ISD | 1.3 mi | 928 | 16.2 | 81.1% |
| Carroll T Welch Elementary School | Clint ISD | 1.3 mi | 676 | 16 | 94.1% |
| Frank Macias Elementary School | Clint ISD | 1.3 mi | 975 | 16.8 | 86.1% |
| Horizon Heights Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 1.4 mi | 947 | 17 | 56.6% |
| Dr. Sue a Shook School | Socorro ISD | 2.2 mi | 1,167 | 19.1 | 67.5% |
| Desert Wind Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 2.4 mi | 521 | 13.2 | 89.8% |
| Mission Ridge | Socorro ISD | 2.5 mi | 1,052 | 18.8 | 73.8% |
| Ben Narbuth Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,054 | 20.3 | 63.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.