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Dr. Jose M. Lazaro is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Carolina, Carolina Municipio. The school has 319 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department Of Education school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. The four-year graduation rate is 67%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dr. Jose M. Lazaro enrolls 319 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 319 | 100% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
290 of the school's 319 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 270 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Dr. Jose M. Lazaro 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 PR At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 8, state house district 40.
Dr. Jose M. Lazaro 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 319 students, Dr. Jose M. Lazaro is larger than the district average of about 275 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large