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Capitanejo is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ponce, Juana Díaz Municipio. The school has 133 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department Of Education school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Capitanejo enrolls 133 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 133 | 100% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
121 of the school's 133 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 112 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Capitanejo is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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 5, state house district 25.
Capitanejo 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 133 students, Capitanejo is smaller than the district average of about 275 students per school.
Setting: Suburb - Small