I am a student at Hornadoe Middle school and i just absolutly love it! There are great teachers who care about the kids and more than 600 friends i can make. Since i am a new student the first day i was immediatly greated with 'Hi! My name is______. Whats yours?' I now have great friends but most importantly
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Posted by a student on 02/04/09
2007-08 has been a huge challenge for this school. When the new Brown Middle School opened this year, the EPISD, in all it's wisdom, tried to solve a severe overcrowding problem at Franklin High School by taking all the 6th and 7th graders from Hornedo over to Brown then moving the 9th grade in with
... Read more the 8th grade at Hornedo. After a lot of growing pains this school has somehow managed to continue fairly well. This is a temporary solution to an overcrowding problem that is present in all the westside schools. EPISD feels that these super-size schools are OK. I feel they are a disaster waiting to happen. Control becomes the issue, not education. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/06/08
HMS is a very large middle school. My daughter is enrolled in the G/T Humanities, Sci-Tech, and Math programs. For the first time in 6 years she is being challenged. Would recommend any or all of these programs. Additionally she plays in the Orchestra. El Paso is fortunate to have an amazingly robust
... Read more strings program for all levels of players. School very well run to accomodate 1800+ 6-8th graders. A bit overwhelming when they first start but the kids seem to settle in. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/20/05
had a good GT and music program. My child was very well prepared for high school.
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Posted by a parent on 08/15/05
I attended this school and loved it. There was virtually no fighting or drug problems. They parent involvmentwas at an all time high and the extra school activities were excellent! The arts were greatly appreciated at Hornedo which lead to an outstanding band and orchestra. I would highly recommend this
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Posted by a former student on 08/02/05
Hornedo is an outstanding school with exceptional teachers, terrific coaches, but administration does not work well with students. The office is not student friendly. It is an extremely competitive school in everything band, orchestra ,sports and grades. Remember there are over 500 students per grade
... Read more level. Athletics are superb at this school but tryouts consists of 100 to 150 students competing against each other to make the teams. Read less
Posted by a teacher on 05/19/05
Great school! The teachers work extra hard for the students, and they create a safe, creative learning environment.
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Posted by a former student on 04/03/05
I have been very happy with the quality of education at Hornedo despite it's large size. The teachers are attentive and caring but the parents need to make the effort to contact them because they are so busy with many students.
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Posted by a parent on 12/06/04
My son just loves the tachers at Hornedo. He says none of his classes are boring and that the teachers are tough but 'cool'. We just bought a house and considered purchasing one out of the Hornedo district, but he absolutely doesn't want to move from this school.
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Posted by a parent on 11/05/04
As with all schools, the quality of education varies from teach to teacher. I think the overall program is good. My child is in the GT program and I have found it to be very good.
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El Paso schools — Dr Hornedo Middle School is located at 825 Redd Rd, El Paso TX 79912. 825 Redd Rd is in the Delgado Park neighborhood and 79912 ZIP code in El Paso, TX The school district for Dr Hornedo Middle School is the El Paso Independent School District. Dr Hornedo Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 8 - 9.
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