Horizon MontessoriCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: C

Total students

391

Avg. teacher experience

4.2 years

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 2.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 90%

Horizon Montessori is an charter elementary/secondary school in Mcallen, TX, in the Horizon Montessori Public Schools school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 391 students. 65.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 52.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $48,187, which is $10,700 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 4.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.horizonmontessoristet.com

Address

320 N Main St
Mcallen, TX 78501

Office phone number

(956) 631-0234

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Horizon Montessori are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

391

African American

2 (0.5%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 4.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.5%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.8%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

374 (95.7%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 83.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

9 (2.3%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 7.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.3%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.5%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

95.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

2.3%

Two or more races

0.3%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

65.2 %

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 60.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

74.7 %

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 70.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

53.7 %

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 32%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

65.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

74.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

53.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

52.4 %

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 30.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.1 %

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

4.6 %

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 6.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

52.4%

Gifted and talented

3.1%

Special education

4.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

5.8 %

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 13.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 21.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 11.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

5.6 %

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 13.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 15.2%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 25%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

N/A

Math

N/A

Reading + Math

N/A

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

24.5

African American

0 (0%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 0.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (4.1%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 4.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

22.3 (91.1%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 80.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1.2 (4.8%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 14.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.2 (0.7%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

23.8 (97.2%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 86.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

0.5 (2%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 13%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

16

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 15.3

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

4.2 years

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: 2.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$48,187

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: $49,107

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$46,204

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: $49,550

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$46,146

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: $46,649

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$49,939

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: $49,872

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$54,472

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: $54,391

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Horizon Montessori Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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