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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001666
Bliss Elementary School
4401 SHERIDAN RD, EL PASO, TX 79906 · (915) 236-5150 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
311 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 98 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 59% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +62.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +39.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 62 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 39 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 37.0% | 23.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 30.0% | 26.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 63.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Bliss Elementary School
Bliss Elementary School's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bliss Elementary School this school | 459 | 67.8% | 50.9% |
| Stonegate Elementary School BEDFORD | 472 | 64.2% | 63.2% |
| Western Hills Elementary School TEMPLE | 417 | 70.0% | 41.9% |
| Clarke Elementary School FORT CAVAZOS | 481 | 68.6% | 65.8% |
| James A Arthur Early Childhood Center KENNEDALE | 430 | 70.5% | N/A |
| James F Delaney Elementary School KENNEDALE | 426 | 69.7% | 35.0% |
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 Bliss Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #1,356 of 4,401 | #35 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,479 of 4,466 ▲ 1,078 | #45 of 133 ▲ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,248 of 4,466 ▲ 250 | #39 of 133 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #648 of 3,998 | #16 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #2,911 of 4,938 | #85 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #827 of 4,622 | #30 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #268 of 4,628 | #1 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #2,678 of 4,789 | #108 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #1,904 of 2,838 | #74 of 93 |
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
459
+36 (+9%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 923
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 459 | 35.3 | 13.0:1 | 68% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 31.7 | 16.0:1 | 72% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 63% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 36 | 11.8:1 | 67% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 32.5 | 16.0:1 | 71% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 85% (469) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 62% (322) |
| 2000-01 | 833 | 49 | 17.0:1 | 74% (619) |
| 1990-91 | 923 | 48 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bliss Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (519 to 459); teachers up 8% (32.5 to 35.3).
About Bliss Elementary School
Bliss Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in EL PASO, Texas. It serves 459 students in pre-K through 5.
Bliss Elementary School is part of a district of 76 schools: EL PASO ISD, with 48,118 students.
Bliss Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 39%. The school is also 28% White, 18% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. The Hispanic share of the county population is higher, at 83%. Bliss Elementary School has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.0:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 68% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Bliss Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.9% and a predicted 44.8%.
In the county around the school, El Paso County, median household income is about $59,806, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. A total of 273 public schools operate in El Paso County, serving about 165,404 students.
The nearest public school is Travis Elementary School, at about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Bliss Elementary School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Bliss Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Bliss Elementary School had 423 students in 2020-21 and 459 in 2024-25, a 9% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.8:1 in 2020-21, and 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Bliss Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EL PASO ISD
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- Travis Elementary School0.6 mi · 200
- Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School0.9 mi · 709
- Rusk Elementary School1.0 mi · 186
- Austin High School1.4 mi · 946
- Coldwell Elementary School1.5 mi · 354
- Clendenin Elementary School1.5 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Bliss Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bliss Elementary School?
Bliss Elementary School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bliss Elementary School serve?
Bliss Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bliss Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Bliss Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bliss Elementary School?
At Bliss Elementary School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 39% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Bliss Elementary School public or private?
Bliss Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EL PASO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.