📍 Calle Hostos sur, Guayama, Guayama Municipio, 00785
Washington I is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Guayama, Guayama Municipio. The school has 263 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department Of Education school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Washington I enrolls 263 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 261 | 99% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
239 of the school's 263 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 222 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Washington I 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 6, state house district 30.
Washington I 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 263 students, Washington I is close to the district average of about 275 students per school.
Setting: City - Small