BRIGIDA ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ

BRIGIDA ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ, a large unified-grade school in VEGA BAJA, Puerto Rico, one of the schools within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, works with 604 students, covering grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 111% above the state mean of about 286.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION runs 856 schools in total, collectively educating 236,079 students. BRIGIDA ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BRIGIDA ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ reports that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Compared to Vega Baja Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.5:1, putting BRIGIDA ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ higher than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Vega Baja Municipio put the typical household earns roughly $24,244 per year and census figures put the poverty rate at about 38%. BRIGIDA ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ is one of 11 public schools in Vega Baja Municipio (combined enrollment of about 3,743 students).

LINO PADRO RIVERA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. BRIGIDA ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ's enrollment has increased 37% since 2018, when it stood at 440 (now 604). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for BRIGIDA ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.