DR. JOSE PADIN COROZAL

DR. JOSE PADIN COROZAL is one of the well-populated unified-grade schools in COROZAL, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, with 473 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 286 students each, so DR. JOSE PADIN COROZAL sits 65% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 856 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (236,079 students total), DR. JOSE PADIN COROZAL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, DR. JOSE PADIN COROZAL lists that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, DR. JOSE PADIN COROZAL has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.5:1 average. Roughly 89% of students at DR. JOSE PADIN COROZAL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Corozal Municipio indicate median household income runs about $23,797 and the poverty rate sits near 45%. DR. JOSE PADIN COROZAL is one of 9 public schools in Corozal Municipio (combined enrollment of about 3,053 students).

Nearest neighbor: DEMETRIO RIVERA, around 1.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 19%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 473 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.