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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE administration to hear?
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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 232
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 720003001719
DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE
CARR 638 HM 5 BO MIRAFLORES, ARECIBO, PR 00612 · (787) 881-5429 · Arecibo Municipio
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 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
8.0:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 9.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
424 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 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 53% smaller than its 8th grade class (76).
Student demographics
2%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 DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE this school | 471 | 90.0% | N/A |
| ANDRES SANDIN MARTINEZ YABUCOA | 422 | 89.1% | N/A |
| FRANCISCO FELICIE MARTINEZ VEGA ALTA | 375 | 88.8% | N/A |
| JOAQUIN VAZQUEZ CRUZ CAMUY | 278 | 87.4% | N/A |
| JOSE C. ROSARIO ISABELA | 453 | 89.8% | N/A |
| MARIA C. SANTIAGO COMERIO | 227 | 90.3% | 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
471
-76 (-14%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 782
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 471 | 59 | 8.0:1 | 90% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 60 | 8.7:1 | 91% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 54 | 9.6:1 | 91% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 48 | 11.4:1 | 93% (510) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 45 | 10.9:1 | 91% (444) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 50 | 11.6:1 | 89% (515) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 52 | 11.8:1 | 92% (565) |
| 2000-01 | 782 | 48 | 16.3:1 | 90% (704) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (490 to 471); teachers up 31% (45 to 59).
About DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE
DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE is an elementary school in ARECIBO, Puerto Rico, according to federal school records. The school offers kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 471 students. On average, elementary schools in Puerto Rico enroll around 232, and this school is 103% bigger than that mark.
PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which runs DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE, has 856 schools and 236,079 students.
The share of students at DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE who are Hispanic is 99%. Arecibo Municipio residents are about 100% Hispanic, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 2, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE is 8.0:1, based on 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 9.2:1 average for elementary schools in Puerto Rico, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The figure for public schools in Arecibo Municipio is close, at 88%.
In Arecibo Municipio, home to about 86,467 people, median household income comes to about $23,635 and about 38% of people live in poverty. There are 22 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,627, DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE among them.
DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE's closest public school neighbor is FACTOR 5, about 1.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).
Federal enrollment counts fell from 547 (2020-21) to 471 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.4:1 to 8.0:1.
DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Arecibo Municipio at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,467
Census ACS
Median income
$23,635
Household, ACS
Poverty rate
38%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,627 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 ARECIBO
- SUPERIOR VOCACIONAL DE ARECIBOHigh · 1,120 students
- PARADISO COLLEGE PREPARATORY - ALIANZAMiddle · 678 students
- LUIS A FERRE AGUAYOElementary · 552 students
- TRINA PADILLA DE SANZ ARECIBOHigh · 465 students
- LUIS FELIPE RODRIGUEZ GARCIACombined · 436 students
- ABELARDO MARTINEZ OTEROHigh · 361 students
Nearby schools
- FACTOR 51.7 mi · 324
- FEDERICO DEGETAU ARECIBO2.0 mi · 316
- SUPERIOR VOCACIONAL DE ARECIBO2.1 mi · 1,120
- LUIS A FERRE AGUAYO2.8 mi · 552
- EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS ARECIBO3.4 mi · 210
- ENRIQUE DE JESUS BORRAS3.6 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTEHow large is DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE?
DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE enrolls approximately 471 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE serve?
DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE is approximately 8.0:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE?
Student demographics at DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE are roughly 99% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE public or private?
DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE 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.