Enrollment
106
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 232
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 720003001020
DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE
CALLE GUADALUPE BO PUEBLO, PONCE, PR 00731 · (787) 842-8671 · Ponce Municipio
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL106 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
9.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 9.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
85 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
17%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
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| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE this school | 106 | 80.2% | N/A |
| ELVIRA RUPERTO QUILES MAYAGUEZ | 190 | 86.3% | N/A |
| PETROAMERICA PAGAN BARRANQUITAS | 335 | 84.5% | N/A |
| NEMESIO R. CANALES II SAN JUAN | 66 | 83.3% | N/A |
| HERMINIA GARCIA PONCE | 467 | 86.5% | N/A |
| JOSE F. CINTRON Y ANEXO YABUCOA | 102 | 81.4% | 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
106
-19 (-15%) vs 2020
-67% since 2000-01, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
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 | 106 | 11 | 9.6:1 | 80% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 122 | 11 | 11.1:1 | 91% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 91% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 125 | 11 | 11.4:1 | 94% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 137 | 15 | 9.1:1 | 91% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 159 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 87% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 92% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 29 | 11.2:1 | 95% (309) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (137 to 106); teachers down 27% (15 to 11).
About DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE
DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE is a public low-enrollment elementary school in PONCE, Puerto Rico. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 106 students enrolled. That is 54% below the average of about 232 students for elementary schools in Puerto Rico.
PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION has 856 schools and 236,079 students, and DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE is one of those schools.
At DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE, 91% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 9% White. For comparison, the population of Ponce Municipio is roughly 99% Hispanic. The diversity index for DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. That is in line with the 9.2:1 average for elementary schools in Puerto Rico. At DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Census data for Ponce Municipio show median household income comes to about $19,877 and about 46% of people live in poverty. There are 41 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,054, DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE among them.
ANTONIO PAOLI PONCE, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment decreased 15% over 4 years, reaching 106 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 11.4:1 in 2020-21 to 9.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Ponce Municipio at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,760
Census ACS
Median income
$19,877
Household, ACS
Poverty rate
46%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
10,054 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 PONCE
- BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARDHigh · 1,323 students
- SUPERIOR JARDINES DE PONCEHigh · 509 students
- LUCY GRILLASCAElementary · 497 students
- HERMINIA GARCIAElementary · 467 students
- PONCE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 441 students
- ANGELA CORDERO BERNARDElementary · 433 students
Nearby schools
- ANTONIO PAOLI PONCE0.5 mi · 78
- HEMETERIO COLON0.6 mi · 254
- PONCE HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 441
- DR. RAFAEL PUJALS0.7 mi · 115
- JAIME L. DREW0.7 mi · 235
- DR. PILA0.8 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCEHow large is DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE?
DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE enrolls approximately 106 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE serve?
DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE is approximately 9.6:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE?
Student demographics at DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE are roughly 9% White, 91% Hispanic.
Is DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE public or private?
DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE is a public K-12 school, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
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