PEPITA ARENAS

PEPITA ARENAS is a medium-sized elementary school in CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, (ZIP code 00727). The school had 203 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.

Federal data list 856 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, with 236,079 students enrolled.

Federal enrollment data show PEPITA ARENAS is 99% Hispanic. County-wide, about 98% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 3% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Teachers at PEPITA ARENAS total 28 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 7.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 9.2:1 average for elementary schools in Puerto Rico. The school counts 176 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 87%. That tracks the 87% average for public schools in Caguas Municipio.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Caguas Municipio show that the median household income is $31,379 and roughly 34% of residents are in poverty. Besides PEPITA ARENAS, Caguas Municipio has 31 other public schools.

Of nearby public schools, DIEGO VAZQUEZ is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PEPITA ARENAS.

In the federal locale system, PEPITA ARENAS is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment at PEPITA ARENAS dropped 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 212 to 203 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 8.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 7.3:1.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at PEPITA ARENAS. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.