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Bethzaida Velazquez Superior is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ponce, Ponce Municipio. The school has 166 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department Of Education school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.9:1. The four-year graduation rate is 67%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Bethzaida Velazquez Superior enrolls 166 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 165 | 99% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
151 of the school's 166 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 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.
Bethzaida Velazquez Superior is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 23.
Bethzaida Velazquez Superior 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 166 students, Bethzaida Velazquez Superior is smaller than the district average of about 275 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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