ROSA C. BENITEZ

Located at URB. VILLA DEL REY CALLE WINDSOR 1RA. SECCION, in CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, ROSA C. BENITEZ is a medium-sized elementary campus that instructs 261 students (grades K through 5), operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION runs 856 schools in total, collectively educating 236,079 students. ROSA C. BENITEZ is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ROSA C. BENITEZ shows that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Caguas Municipio) reports that median household income runs about $31,379 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 34%. Across Caguas Municipio's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,277 students), ROSA C. BENITEZ is one campus in the mix.

ANTONIO S PEDREIRA - PRETECNICA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ROSA C. BENITEZ.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. ROSA C. BENITEZ's enrollment has decreased 35% since 2018, when it stood at 403 (now 261).

In the discussion threads here, the feed for ROSA C. BENITEZ typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.