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Horizon Montessori Iii - STEM Academy

Horizon Montessori Public Schools · Harlingen · 246 students

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Current score
77/1002025-26
Change
−2 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−4.4 ptsvs 81.4 average · 202 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
140 of 202tied with 7 others
C77

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 82 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 81.4 average for 202 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

STAAR result

Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
42%vs 34.1% avg · +7.9 pts
Masters
15%vs 13% avg · +2 pts

Among 200 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Horizon Montessori Iii - STEM Academy is rated C by TEA, scoring 77 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.4 average for 202 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context. It is down 2 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 140th of 202 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context (tied with 7 others).

Put the numbers in context

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas charter averageHorizon Montessori Iii - STEM Academy 7979687577 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 82 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas charter average
2025-26C7781.4 202 reporting81.7 829 reporting
2024-25C7582.8 198 reporting81.3 797 reporting
2023-24D6881.5 192 reporting79.5 776 reporting
2022-23C7982.0 183 reporting79.6 749 reporting
2021-22C7985.5 176 reporting84.5 700 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement73 C−6.0 vs similar economic context · 202 reporting
  • School Progress77 C−4.9 vs similar economic context · 201 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps76 C−1.7 vs similar economic context · 195 reporting
  • Academic Growth69 D−3.7 vs similar economic context · 186 reporting
  • Relative Performance77 C−3.7 vs similar economic context · 199 reporting
  • Horizon Montessori Iii - STEM Academy
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (202 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement73C7
School Progress77C3
Closing the Gaps76C4
Academic Growth69D1
Relative Performance77C3

Closest to moving up: School Progress, 3 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (77), so Student Achievement (73) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 77.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level71%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting
  • Meets grade level46%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting
  • Masters grade level18%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level76%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting
  • Meets grade level49%+0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting
  • Masters grade level19%±0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level64%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 200 reporting
  • Meets grade level42%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 200 reporting
  • Masters grade level15%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 200 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level77%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 196 reporting
  • Meets grade level54%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 196 reporting
  • Masters grade level27%+11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 196 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level88%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 141 reporting
  • Meets grade level38%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 141 reporting
  • Masters grade level13%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 141 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (202 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only charter campuses for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
246
Economically disadvantaged
70.7%−1.0 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
28.0%+0.7 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
8.9%−4.1 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
94.7%+2.6 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
17.4%−8.3 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Horizon Montessori Iii - STEM Academy

Hispanic: 94.3%White: 3.7%Asian: 2%
  • Hispanic 94.3%
  • White 3.7%
  • Asian 2%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting for every category shown · 202 in full cohort

African American: 19.4%Hispanic: 63.1%White: 10.7%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 3.9%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 2.6%
  • African American 19.4%
  • Hispanic 63.1%
  • White 10.7%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 3.9%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 2.6%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
246
Economically disadvantaged students
174
Emergent bilingual students
69
Special education students
22

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
19
Students in TEA mobility denominator
204
TEA-published mobility rate
9.3%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 246 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 45 (15.5%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
246

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−45

Decrease · −15.5%

Change since 2021–22
−108

Decrease · −30.5%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
246
Selected comparison
507.3

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 rated charter campuses reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Horizon Montessori Iii - STEM Academy
School yearStudents enrolledHorizon Montessori Iii - STEM AcademyChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 354 First available year 471.1
2022–23 343 Decrease of 11 (3.1%) 495.2
2023–24 334 Decrease of 9 (2.6%) 498.7
2024–25 291 Decrease of 43 (12.9%) 501.8
2025–26 246 Decrease of 45 (15.5%) 507.3

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting charter campuses in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
Suppressed

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
14

4.43 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
316

2024–25

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
4.43
Selected comparison
15.4

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 152 rated charter campuses reporting

−11.0 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Horizon Montessori Iii - STEM Academy
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 357 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2021–22 369 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2022–23 356 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2023–24 347 19 5.5% 29 8.36 10.1% 17
2024–25 316 Suppressed — 14 4.43 — 15.4
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Horizon Montessori Iii - STEM Academy in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Suppressed — 14 4.43 — 15.4
In-school suspensions Suppressed — 11 3.48 — 7.4
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized charter campuses can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$5k$12k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Horizon Montessori Iii - STEM Academy
  • Parent district: Horizon Montessori Public Schools
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$9,289
Selected comparison
$11,518

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 197 rated charter campuses reporting

−$2,229 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $9,289 per student for this campus, $14,420 per student for its parent district, Horizon Montessori Public Schools, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearHorizon Montessori Iii - STEM AcademyParent district: Horizon Montessori Public SchoolsTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$5,394$9,078$13,054$7,964 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 134 rated charter campuses reporting
2019$6,302$9,858$13,108$8,573 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 143 rated charter campuses reporting
2020$7,127$11,158$14,058$9,460 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 158 rated charter campuses reporting
2021$6,567$10,917$14,797$9,382 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 173 rated charter campuses reporting
2022$7,676$11,681$15,708$10,751 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 180 rated charter campuses reporting
2023$8,478$12,296$16,792$11,010 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 184 rated charter campuses reporting
2024$9,065$13,317$18,125$11,530 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 191 rated charter campuses reporting
2025$9,289$14,420$18,972$11,518 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 197 rated charter campuses reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$57,266−$5,086 vs similar economic context
Teachers
17−13.1 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
14.7−3.7 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Horizon Montessori Iii - STEM Academy

Beginning: 22.2%1 to 5 years: 29.9%6 to 10 years: 41.9%11 to 20 years: 6%
  • Beginning 22.2%
  • 1 to 5 years 29.9%
  • 6 to 10 years 41.9%
  • 11 to 20 years 6%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting for every category shown · 202 in full cohort

Beginning: 14%1 to 5 years: 46%6 to 10 years: 19.8%11 to 20 years: 15.4%21 to 30 years: 4.1%Over 30 years: 0.8%
  • Beginning 14%
  • 1 to 5 years 46%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.8%
  • 11 to 20 years 15.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 4.1%
  • Over 30 years 0.8%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Horizon Montessori Iii - STEM Academy in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classHorizon Montessori Iii - STEM Academy · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten14.420.8
Grade 115.522.7
Grade 221.423.7
Grade 320.723.6
Grade 42323.9
Grade 53023.8
Grade 68.922.5
Secondary English2116.5
Secondary math2116.6
Secondary science2117.4
Secondary social studies2118

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 11 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 108802103.