J.P. TORRES SUCCESS ACADEMY

J.P. TORRES SUCCESS ACADEMY, an one-room-style secondary school in SANTA RITA, Guam, part of Guam Department of Education, enrolls 173 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,034 students per school, that is 83% below typical.

Across the 41 schools in Guam Department of Education (23,413 students total), J.P. TORRES SUCCESS ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, J.P. TORRES SUCCESS ACADEMY reports that 84% of students identify as Pacific Islander, making the school strongly Pacific Islander-majority. The remainder looks like 10% multiracial, 5% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting J.P. TORRES SUCCESS ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm.

The closest other public school is OCEANVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 171 students in 2018 compared to 173 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment climbed from 1% to 5% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 7.8:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

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