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What's one thing ANTONIO R. BARCELO gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 232
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 720003000525
ANTONIO R. BARCELO
CALLE PALMER FINAL, CANOVANAS, PR 00729 · (787) 876-4055 · Canóvanas Municipio
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
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
11.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 9.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
373 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 86%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 28 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 52% smaller than its 8th grade class (58).
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%
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
Schools most like ANTONIO R. BARCELO
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTONIO R. BARCELO this school | 414 | 90.1% | N/A |
| PEDRO RIVERA MOLINA JUNCOS | 446 | 90.1% | N/A |
| ALTINENCIA VALLE TOA BAJA | 404 | 89.6% | N/A |
| FRANCISCO MARIA QUINONES SAN GERMAN | 430 | 89.5% | N/A |
| JUAN CUEVAS ABOY PONCE | 371 | 89.5% | N/A |
| EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS LAS MARIAS LAS MARIAS | 383 | 89.0% | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
414
-41 (-9%) vs 2020
-49% since 2000-01, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 414 | 35 | 11.8:1 | 90% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 37 | 12.0:1 | 91% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 35 | 11.6:1 | 91% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 93% (424) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 91% (477) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 40 | 12.7:1 | 89% (451) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 92% (454) |
| 2000-01 | 818 | 43 | 19.0:1 | 71% (581) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ANTONIO R. BARCELO.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (527 to 414); teachers up 3% (34 to 35).
About ANTONIO R. BARCELO
In CANOVANAS, Puerto Rico, part of Canóvanas Municipio, ANTONIO R. BARCELO is an elementary school. It reported 414 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 232 students for elementary schools in Puerto Rico.
ANTONIO R. BARCELO is one school in an 856-school district, PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which enrolls 236,079 students.
Roughly 100% of students at ANTONIO R. BARCELO are Hispanic. Canóvanas Municipio residents are about 100% Hispanic, a similar share. The diversity index for ANTONIO R. BARCELO is 0%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 35 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Elementary schools in Puerto Rico average 9.2:1, 2.6 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Canóvanas Municipio is close, at 88%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Canóvanas Municipio show that the median household earns about $29,642 a year and the poverty rate is about 30%. Across Canóvanas Municipio, 10 public schools serve about 2,525 students.
LUIS HERNAIZ VERONNE sits about 0.2 miles from ANTONIO R. BARCELO. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, ANTONIO R. BARCELO is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 41 students, from 455 to 414. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.7:1 to 11.8:1.
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Canóvanas Municipio at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,816
Census ACS
Median income
$29,642
Household, ACS
Poverty rate
30%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARDHigh · 1,323 students
- SUPERIOR VOCACIONAL DE ARECIBOHigh · 1,120 students
- SUPERIOR OCUPACIONAL Y TECNICA DE YAUCOHigh · 1,037 students
- DRA. MARIA SOCORRO LACOTHigh · 927 students
- DR PEDRO PEREA FAJARDOHigh · 888 students
- MANUEL MENDEZ LICIAGAHigh · 886 students
Other schools in CANOVANAS
- VOCACIONAL WILLIAM RIVERA BETANCOURTHigh · 479 students
- LUIS HERNAIZ VERONNEHigh · 307 students
- PRISCO FUENTESElementary · 301 students
- EDUARDO GARCIA CARRILLOHigh · 241 students
- JOSE CALZADA FERRERElementary · 227 students
- GEORGINA BAQUEROCombined · 219 students
Nearby schools
- LUIS HERNAIZ VERONNE0.2 mi · 307
- JUANA RODRIGUEZ MUNDO0.7 mi · 211
- VOCACIONAL WILLIAM RIVERA BETANCOURT1.3 mi · 479
- JOSE SANTOS QUINONES1.5 mi · 121
- DR. PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS CANOVANAS1.7 mi · 118
- PRISCO FUENTES1.7 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About ANTONIO R. BARCELOHow many students attend ANTONIO R. BARCELO?
ANTONIO R. BARCELO enrolls approximately 414 students in grades KG-08.
Is ANTONIO R. BARCELO an elementary, middle, or high school?
ANTONIO R. BARCELO is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at ANTONIO R. BARCELO?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at ANTONIO R. BARCELO.
How diverse is ANTONIO R. BARCELO?
ANTONIO R. BARCELO reports a student body of 100% Hispanic.
What district is ANTONIO R. BARCELO in?
ANTONIO R. BARCELO is part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.