📍 200 S Fir, Bishop, Nueces County, 78343
Bishop el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bishop, Nueces County. The school has 233 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Courtney Mrazek. It is part of the Bishop Cisd school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bishop el enrolls 233 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 196 | 84% |
| White | 31 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
161 of the school's 233 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 154 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bishop el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 34.
Bishop el is one of 5 schools in BISHOP CISD, based in BISHOP, Texas. The district serves 1,463 students district-wide and employs 108 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 233 students, Bishop el is smaller than the district average of about 293 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant