Enrollment
232
Elementary
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BISHOP CISD·NCES 481026000509
Bishop Elementary School
200 S FIR, BISHOP, TX 78343 · (361) 584-3571 · Nueces County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
145 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 73 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 36% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BISHOP CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 16.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 56.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bishop Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Elementary School this school | 232 | 62.5% | 57.0% |
| Odem Elementary School ODEM | 247 | 63.6% | N/A |
| Rodriguez Montessori Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 205 | 58.5% | 23.0% |
| Promesa Academy Charter School SAN ANTONIO | 248 | 59.7% | 21.8% |
| Hcisd Early Childhood Academy HARLINGEN | 255 | 59.6% | N/A |
| The Odessa Y Learning Center ODESSA | 209 | 64.6% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bishop Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #932 of 4,401 | #7 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #862 of 4,466 ▼ 3 | #7 of 51 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,799 of 4,466 ▼ 320 | #22 of 51 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.5pp | #226 of 3,998 | #2 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #4,528 of 4,938 | #53 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,360 of 4,622 | #33 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #3,594 of 4,628 | #35 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #2,990 of 4,789 | #39 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #2,067 of 2,838 | #25 of 38 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
232
-24 (-9%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 232 | 14.4 | 16.1:1 | 63% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 221 | 15.2 | 14.5:1 | 66% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 15.5 | 15.1:1 | 69% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 16 | 16.0:1 | 64% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 14.6 | 17.6:1 | 76% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 14 | 17.8:1 | 63% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 13 | 17.3:1 | 60% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 221 | 16 | 13.8:1 | 52% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 31 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bishop Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (256 to 232); teachers down 1% (14.6 to 14.4).
About Bishop Elementary School
Bishop Elementary School is a small elementary school based in BISHOP, Texas. Enrollment is 232 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 3 through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 55% lower.
BISHOP CISD oversees Bishop Elementary School and 4 other schools, with 1,463 students in total.
Most students at Bishop Elementary School are Hispanic: 86% of enrollment. Other students are 11% White. That is higher than the 63% Hispanic share among all Nueces County residents. By the diversity index, Bishop Elementary School comes in at 25%.
Its teaching staff equals 14.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.1:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Around 63% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Bishop Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (57.0%) and its predicted rate (47.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Bishop Elementary School is located in Nueces County, where median household income is about $66,897, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Bishop Elementary School is one of 124 public schools in Nueces County, which together enroll about 59,619 students.
Lillion E Luehrs Junior High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Bishop Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The school's 57.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Bishop Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 256 in 2020-21 and 232 in 2024-25, a decrease of 24 students.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Nueces County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,955
Census ACS
Median income
$66,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
59,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BISHOP CISD
- Bishop High SchoolHigh · 533 students
- Lillion E Luehrs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 330 students
- Bishop Primary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Petronila Elementary SchoolElementary · 110 students
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in BISHOP
- Bishop High SchoolHigh · 533 students
- Lillion E Luehrs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 330 students
- Bishop Primary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other Bishop Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Bishop Elementary. Bishop Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Bishop Elementary SchoolEVERMAN, TX · 341 students
- Bishop ElementaryBishop, CA · 832 students
- Bishop Elementary SchoolROCHESTER, MN · 545 students
- Bishop Elementary SchoolYPSILANTI, MI · 486 students
- Bishop ElementarySunnyvale, CA · 465 students
Nearby schools
- Lillion E Luehrs Junior High School0.2 mi · 330
- Bishop High School0.3 mi · 533
- Bishop Primary School0.9 mi · 258
- Gillett Middle School5.2 mi · 455
- Jubilee Kingsville5.5 mi · 302
- Harvey Elementary School5.8 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Bishop Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bishop Elementary School?
Bishop Elementary School enrolls approximately 232 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Bishop Elementary School serve?
Bishop Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Bishop Elementary School have?
Bishop Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Bishop Elementary School?
Bishop Elementary School reports a student body of 11% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Bishop Elementary School public or private?
Bishop Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BISHOP CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.