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Elpidio H. Rivera is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mayaguez, Mayagüez Municipio. The school has 468 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 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Elpidio H. Rivera enrolls 468 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 38 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 and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 467 | 100% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
426 of the school's 468 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 396 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Elpidio H. Rivera is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 4, state house district 19.
Elpidio H. Rivera 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 468 students, Elpidio H. Rivera is larger than the district average of about 275 students per school.
Setting: City - Small