Enrollment
133
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 232
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 720003000274
DIEGO VAZQUEZ
CALLE D FINAL BDA. MORALES, CAGUAS, PR 00725 · (787) 743-3695 · Caguas Municipio
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL133 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 9.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
114 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 86%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 11% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Schools most like DIEGO VAZQUEZ
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIEGO VAZQUEZ this school | 133 | 85.7% | N/A |
| ANA VALLDEJULY SANTA ISABEL | 133 | 85.7% | N/A |
| LIBRADO NET PONCE | 136 | 85.3% | N/A |
| FRANCISCO PRADO PICART JUANA DIAZ | 147 | 85.7% | N/A |
| QUEBRADA GRANDE NAGUABO | 144 | 86.1% | N/A |
| INES MARIA MENDOZA YAUCO YAUCO | 139 | 86.3% | N/A |
Matched among Puerto Rico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
133
-32 (-19%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 199
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 133 | 19 | 7.0:1 | 86% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 20 | 7.2:1 | 91% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 151 | 16 | 9.4:1 | 91% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | 16 | 10.3:1 | 93% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 17 | 9.7:1 | 90% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 194 | 17 | 11.4:1 | 89% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 149 | 14 | 10.6:1 | 92% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 199 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 95% (189) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DIEGO VAZQUEZ.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (165 to 133); teachers up 12% (17 to 19).
About DIEGO VAZQUEZ
CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, is home to DIEGO VAZQUEZ, a small elementary school. A total of 133 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. Against the 232-student average for elementary schools in Puerto Rico, enrollment here is 43% lower.
DIEGO VAZQUEZ is one school in an 856-school district, PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which enrolls 236,079 students.
The student body at DIEGO VAZQUEZ is 99% Hispanic. That is close to the 98% Hispanic share among all Caguas Municipio residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 1% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at DIEGO VAZQUEZ is 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 7.0:1. This ratio sits 2.2 below the 9.2:1 average for elementary schools in Puerto Rico. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 86%. That tracks the 87% average for public schools in Caguas Municipio.
In Caguas Municipio (population about 125,586), the median household income is $31,379 and the share of residents below the poverty line is 34%. There are 32 public schools in Caguas Municipio, enrolling about 7,277 students in all.
The closest public school, LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA CAGUAS, is about 0.3 miles from DIEGO VAZQUEZ. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is down 19% from 2020-21, when DIEGO VAZQUEZ had 165 students, to 2024-25, when it had 133. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.3:1 in 2020-21, and 7.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Caguas Municipio at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,586
Census ACS
Median income
$31,379
Household, ACS
Poverty rate
34%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
7,277 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARDHigh · 1,323 students
- SUPERIOR VOCACIONAL DE ARECIBOHigh · 1,120 students
- SUPERIOR OCUPACIONAL Y TECNICA DE YAUCOHigh · 1,037 students
- DRA. MARIA SOCORRO LACOTHigh · 927 students
- DR PEDRO PEREA FAJARDOHigh · 888 students
- MANUEL MENDEZ LICIAGAHigh · 886 students
Other schools in CAGUAS
- REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICAHigh · 733 students
- JOSE GAUTIER BENITEZ CAGUASHigh · 498 students
- ABELARDO DIAZ MORALESElementary · 418 students
- MANUELA TORO MORICEHigh · 354 students
- GERARDO SELLES SOLA CAGUASHigh · 338 students
- FELIPE RIVERA CENTENOMiddle · 327 students
Nearby schools
- LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA CAGUAS0.3 mi · 198
- JOSE GAUTIER BENITEZ CAGUAS0.5 mi · 498
- LUIS RAMOS GONZALEZ0.5 mi · 194
- MYRNA M. FUENTES0.5 mi · 175
- GERARDO SELLES SOLA CAGUAS0.5 mi · 338
- NICOLAS AGUAYO ALDEA0.6 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About DIEGO VAZQUEZHow many students attend DIEGO VAZQUEZ?
DIEGO VAZQUEZ enrolls approximately 133 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does DIEGO VAZQUEZ serve?
DIEGO VAZQUEZ serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DIEGO VAZQUEZ?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DIEGO VAZQUEZ is approximately 7.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at DIEGO VAZQUEZ?
Student demographics at DIEGO VAZQUEZ are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Who oversees DIEGO VAZQUEZ?
DIEGO VAZQUEZ is overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION in Caguas Municipio.
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