📍 Carr. Estatal 993 Km1 Hm 3, Vieques, Vieques Municipio, 00765
Playa Grande is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Vieques, Vieques Municipio. The school has 177 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department Of Education school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Playa Grande enrolls 177 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 174 | 98% |
| White | 3 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
161 of the school's 177 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Playa Grande is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 PR At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 8, state house district 36.
Playa Grande is one of 858 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, based in HATO REY, Puerto Rico. The district serves 235,819 students district-wide and employs 24,096 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 177 students, Playa Grande is smaller than the district average of about 275 students per school.
Setting: Town - Distant