📍 4401 Sheridan Rd, El Paso, El Paso County, 79906
Bliss el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Paso, El Paso County. The school has 532 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Julie Parra. It is part of the El Paso Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bliss el enrolls 532 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Hispanic or Latino, 35% White and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 191 | 36% |
| White | 187 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 87 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 532 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 337 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bliss el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 29, state house district 76.
Bliss el is one of 76 schools in EL PASO ISD, based in EL PASO, Texas. The district serves 48,118 students district-wide and employs 3,506 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 532 students, Bliss el is smaller than the district average of about 633 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large