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B−

Bliss El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4401 Sheridan Rd, El Paso, TX 79906 · (915) 236-5150 · Part of El Paso Independent School District

Fort Bliss’ School Grade C better than 26% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
459
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bliss El

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fort Bliss kids: 16 middle schools

On the path

Where Fort Bliss kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Bliss ElYou are here
6–816 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4401 Sheridan Rd, El Paso

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K98
Kindergarten73
Grade 176
Grade 265
Grade 359
Grade 442
Grade 546
Enrollment over time
423’20
511’21
532’22
508’23
459’24

Up 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 39%White 28%Black 18%Two or more races 9%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bliss El from Fort Bliss families.

Other schools in El Paso Independent School District

The district →
Don Haskins PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · El Paso
1,405 students15:1
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · El Paso
1,256 students16:1
Dr. Josefina Villamil Tinajero PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · El Paso
1,231 students17:1
Milam El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
B+
941 students18:1
Mesita El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
B
916 students14:1
General Douglas Macarthur PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · El Paso
C
889 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Fort Bliss’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.