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What's the biggest difference between BLISS EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001666
BLISS EL
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +60.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 60 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
459
-60 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.0:1
% White
28%
was 31%
% Hispanic
39%
was 43%
% Black
18%
was 12%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BLISS EL
BLISS EL is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in EL PASO, Texas, part of EL PASO ISD. The school enrolls 459 students in grades pre-K through 5.
BLISS EL is one of 76 schools operated by EL PASO ISD, a district that hosts 48,118 students overall.
In terms of who attends, BLISS EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 28% White, 18% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably less Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BLISS EL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BLISS EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BLISS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.3%, the actual is 53.7%, a residual of +9.4 points.
In the area at large, census data for El Paso County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, El Paso County runs 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), of which BLISS EL is one.
TRAVIS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BLISS EL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.0%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BLISS EL has declined 12%, going from 519 students in 2018 to 459 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 12% to 18% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 H SHigh · 2,835 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- CHAPIN H SHigh · 1,766 students
- EL PASO H SHigh · 1,636 students
- HORNEDO MIDDLEMiddle · 1,442 students
- DON HASKINS PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- TRAVIS EL0.6 mi · 200
- CPT GABRIEL NAVARRETE MIDDLE0.9 mi · 709
- RUSK EL1.0 mi · 186
- AUSTIN H S1.4 mi · 946
- COLDWELL EL1.5 mi · 354
- CLENDENIN EL1.5 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About BLISS ELWhat is the total enrollment at BLISS EL?
BLISS EL enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does BLISS EL serve?
BLISS EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at BLISS EL?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at BLISS EL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BLISS EL?
At BLISS EL, the student body is approximately 28% White, 39% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is BLISS EL public or private?
BLISS EL 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.