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ROSA C. BENITEZ

URB. VILLA DEL REY CALLE WINDSOR 1RA. SECCION, CAGUAS, PR 00725 · (787) 743-8446 · Caguas Municipio
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
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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

Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 232
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 9.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
226 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5320%
Grade 13513%
Grade 24718%
Grade 33915%
Grade 44919%
Grade 53815%

This year's kindergarten class (53) is 39% larger than its 5th grade class (38).

Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 70%
Hispanic
261100%
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 99% · US 30%
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
Male
14054%
Female
12146%

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ROSA C. BENITEZ this school26186.6%N/A
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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 2024-25
Enrollment
261
-39 (-13%) vs 2020
-55% since 2000-01, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 8.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25261299.0:187% (226)
2023-24252318.1:191% (229)
2022-23269328.4:191% (245)
2020-21300378.1:193% (280)
2017-18403429.6:191% (365)
2015-164073611.3:187% (356)
2010-115284412.0:192% (486)
2000-015853715.8:195% (556)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROSA C. BENITEZ.

Since 2017-18: students down 35% (403 to 261); teachers down 31% (42 to 29).

About ROSA C. BENITEZ

ROSA C. BENITEZ is an elementary school in CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, reachable at (787) 743-8446. Total enrollment is 261 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is responsible for 856 schools, ROSA C. BENITEZ included, with 236,079 students in all.

Hispanic students are 100% of those enrolled at ROSA C. BENITEZ. That is in line with Caguas Municipio, where about 98% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 0, compared with 70 nationally.

Its staff includes 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 9.0 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Puerto Rico is about 9.2:1. ROSA C. BENITEZ has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 87%. That is in line with the 87% average for public schools in Caguas Municipio.

The county, Caguas Municipio, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $31,379 and roughly 34% of residents are in poverty. The county has 32 public schools and about 7,277 students.

ANTONIO S PEDREIRA - PRETECNICA is about 0.2 miles from ROSA C. BENITEZ, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

The school shrank from 300 students in 2020-21 to 261 in 2024-25.

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Caguas Municipio at a glance

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Population
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

School name
ROSA C. BENITEZ
District
PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Address
URB. VILLA DEL REY CALLE WINDSOR 1RA. SECCION, CAGUAS, PR 00725
Phone
(787) 743-8446
County
Caguas Municipio
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
261
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
9.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
226 (87%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
720003000227
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ROSA C. BENITEZ
How large is ROSA C. BENITEZ?
ROSA C. BENITEZ enrolls approximately 261 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does ROSA C. BENITEZ serve?
ROSA C. BENITEZ serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at ROSA C. BENITEZ?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at ROSA C. BENITEZ.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ROSA C. BENITEZ?
At ROSA C. BENITEZ, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
What district is ROSA C. BENITEZ in?
ROSA C. BENITEZ is part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
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