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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 720003001258

ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN

VILLA PALMERA 369 CALLE BELEVUE, SAN JUAN, PR 00915 · (787) 726-0100 · San Juan Municipio
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL174 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
174
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 232
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 9.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
155 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
Kindergarten2112%
Grade 12112%
Grade 22716%
Grade 34224%
Grade 42615%
Grade 53721%

This year's kindergarten class (21) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).

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
174100%
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
10158%
Female
7342%

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SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN this school17489.1%N/A
DR. FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ Y GAETAN
SAN JUAN
16889.3%N/A
LUIS M. SANTIAGO
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17189.5%N/A
BERNALDO MENDEZ JIMENEZ
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18689.2%N/A
ASUNCION LUGO
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18189.5%N/A
EMILIO SCHARON RODRIGUEZ
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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
174
-80 (-31%) vs 2020
-59% since 2000-01, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25174276.4:189% (155)
2023-24208277.7:191% (189)
2022-23209287.5:191% (190)
2020-212542510.2:193% (237)
2017-182562410.7:190% (231)
2015-162252210.2:191% (204)
2010-112892412.0:192% (266)
2000-014282616.5:190% (385)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN.

Since 2017-18: students down 32% (256 to 174); teachers up 13% (24 to 27).

About ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN

ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN is a small elementary school in SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, one of the schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school's 174 students are in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Puerto Rico average about 232 students each.

District-wide, PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION has 856 schools and 236,079 students.

ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN enrolls a student body that is 100% Hispanic. For comparison, San Juan Municipio is about 98% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 0%.

At ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN, 27 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 6.4:1. That ratio is under the 9.2:1 average for elementary schools in Puerto Rico. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 89% of enrollment. Across public schools in San Juan Municipio, the average is about the same, 87%.

San Juan Municipio census figures show that median household income is about $27,992 and about 36% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN is among the 89 public schools in San Juan Municipio.

ERNESTO RAMOS ANTONINI SAN JUAN is the public school closest to ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN, about 0.4 miles away. ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.

ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN saw enrollment fall 31% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 10.2:1 to 6.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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San Juan Municipio at a glance

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Population
336,160
Census ACS
Median income
$27,992
Household, ACS
Poverty rate
36%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
21,154 students

Quick facts

School name
ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN
District
PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Address
VILLA PALMERA 369 CALLE BELEVUE, SAN JUAN, PR 00915
Phone
(787) 726-0100
County
San Juan Municipio
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
174
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
6.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
155 (89%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
720003001258
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN
What is the total enrollment at ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN?
ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN enrolls approximately 174 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN serve?
ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN?
Approximately 6.4:1 students per teacher at ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN.
How diverse is ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN?
ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN reports a student body of 100% Hispanic.
Is ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN public or private?
ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA SAN JUAN is a public K-12 school, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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