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Las Americas is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Juan, San Juan Municipio. The school has 173 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department Of Education school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Las Americas enrolls 173 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 171 | 99% |
| White | 2 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
157 of the school's 173 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 146 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Las Americas is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 PR At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 1, state house district 2.
Las Americas 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 173 students, Las Americas is smaller than the district average of about 275 students per school.
Setting: City - Large