Enrollment
146
High
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 389
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 720003001849
SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ
URB LAS DELICIAS 100 CALLE FLORENSITA FERRER, PONCE, PR 00731 · (787) 284-1080 · Ponce Municipio
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL146 STUDENTS
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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
7.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 10.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
126 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 86%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 31 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 42 | 29% |
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
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| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ this school | 146 | 86.3% | N/A |
| GABRIELA MISTRAL SAN JUAN SAN JUAN | 290 | 86.6% | N/A |
| JUANA COLON COMERIO | 279 | 87.1% | N/A |
| ALBERT EINSTEIN SAN JUAN | 197 | 84.8% | N/A |
| BENITO CEREZO VAZQUEZ AGUADILLA | 414 | 86.5% | N/A |
| MIGUEL MELENDEZ MUNOZ CAYEY CAYEY | 362 | 85.9% | N/A |
Matched among Puerto Rico high 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
146
-115 (-44%) vs 2020
-60% since 2000-01, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 146 | 20 | 7.3:1 | 86% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 22 | 7.0:1 | 91% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 166 | 24 | 6.9:1 | 91% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 28 | 9.3:1 | 93% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 90% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 88% (319) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 92% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 20 | 18.2:1 | 95% (346) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ.
Since 2017-18: students down 58% (345 to 146); teachers down 20% (25 to 20).
About SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ
In PONCE, Puerto Rico, SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ is a small high school. The school's 146 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Puerto Rico average about 389 students each.
A total of 856 schools make up PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, with 236,079 students enrolled.
The large majority of students at SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ, 99%, are Hispanic. County-wide, about 99% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 1%.
Its 20 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 7.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Puerto Rico is 10.2:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 86% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Ponce Municipio, the average is about the same, 88%.
In the county around the school, Ponce Municipio, median household income is about $19,877 and about 46% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ is among the 41 public schools in Ponce Municipio.
Of nearby public schools, AUREA E. RIVERA COLLAZO is the closest, at about 1.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Federal records list enrollment at SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ as 261 in 2020-21 and 146 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.3:1 in 2020-21, and 7.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Ponce Municipio at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,760
Census ACS
Median income
$19,877
Household, ACS
Poverty rate
46%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
10,054 students
Quick facts
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- MANUEL MENDEZ LICIAGAHigh · 886 students
Other schools in PONCE
- BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARDHigh · 1,323 students
- SUPERIOR JARDINES DE PONCEHigh · 509 students
- LUCY GRILLASCAElementary · 497 students
- HERMINIA GARCIAElementary · 467 students
- PONCE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 441 students
- ANGELA CORDERO BERNARDElementary · 433 students
Nearby schools
- AUREA E. RIVERA COLLAZO1.2 mi · 104
- CARMEN SOLA DE PEDREIRA1.6 mi · 71
- EUGENIO LE COMPTE BENITEZ1.7 mi · 279
- JULIO ALVARADO TRICOCHE2.1 mi · 165
- LIBRADO NET2.6 mi · 136
- EDUARDO NEUMANN GANDIA2.6 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZHow many students attend SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ?
SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ enrolls approximately 146 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ serve?
SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ is approximately 7.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ?
SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ reports a student body of 99% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ?
SUPERIOR BETHZAIDA VELAZQUEZ is overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION in Ponce Municipio.
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