Enrollment
115
Middle
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 242
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 720003001111
DR. RAFAEL PUJALS
CALLE LOLITA TIZOL ESQ SOL, PONCE, PR 00731 · (787) 840-4600 · Ponce Municipio
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL115 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
11.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 9.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
106 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 86%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 27 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 45% |
Student demographics
7%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. RAFAEL PUJALS
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR. RAFAEL PUJALS this school | 115 | 92.2% | N/A |
| GENEROSO MORALES MUNOZ SAN LORENZO | 209 | 91.9% | N/A |
| SANTIAGO TORRES LAS PIEDRAS | 178 | 91.6% | N/A |
| RICARDO ARROYO LARACUENTE DORADO | 186 | 92.5% | N/A |
| RAFAEL N. COCA LUQUILLO | 266 | 91.7% | N/A |
| FIDELINA MELENDEZ MONSANTO NAGUABO | 187 | 92.0% | N/A |
Matched among Puerto Rico middle 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
115
-97 (-46%) vs 2020
-77% since 2000-01, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 115 | 10 | 11.5:1 | 92% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 17 | 9.2:1 | 91% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 17 | 12.2:1 | 91% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 16 | 13.3:1 | 93% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 90% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 25 | 17.9:1 | 90% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 203 | 23 | 8.8:1 | 92% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 20 | 25.0:1 | 95% (475) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DR. RAFAEL PUJALS.
Since 2017-18: students down 73% (431 to 115); teachers down 58% (24 to 10).
About DR. RAFAEL PUJALS
Students in PONCE, Puerto Rico, attend DR. RAFAEL PUJALS, a small middle school. The school has 115 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Puerto Rico average about 242 students, which makes this school 52% below average.
PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION serves 236,079 students across 856 schools.
The share of students at DR. RAFAEL PUJALS who are Hispanic is 97%. Ponce Municipio residents are about 99% Hispanic, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 7%.
With 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.5:1. Middle schools in Puerto Rico have an average ratio of 9.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at DR. RAFAEL PUJALS, 92% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Looking at the county, Ponce Municipio, the median household earns about $19,877 a year and about 46% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting DR. RAFAEL PUJALS, Ponce Municipio has 41 public schools.
The closest school to DR. RAFAEL PUJALS is PONCE HIGH SCHOOL, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of DR. RAFAEL PUJALS.
NCES describes the area around DR. RAFAEL PUJALS as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 212 in 2020-21 and 115 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.5:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at DR. RAFAEL PUJALS. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- PONCE HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 441
- HEMETERIO COLON0.6 mi · 254
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN PONCE0.7 mi · 134
- RODULFO DEL VALLE0.7 mi · 183
- ISMAEL MALDONADO LUGARO0.7 mi · 192
- DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE0.7 mi · 106
Frequently asked questions
About DR. RAFAEL PUJALSHow large is DR. RAFAEL PUJALS?
DR. RAFAEL PUJALS enrolls approximately 115 students in grades 06-08.
Is DR. RAFAEL PUJALS an elementary, middle, or high school?
DR. RAFAEL PUJALS is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does DR. RAFAEL PUJALS have?
DR. RAFAEL PUJALS employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DR. RAFAEL PUJALS?
At DR. RAFAEL PUJALS, the student body is approximately 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is DR. RAFAEL PUJALS public or private?
DR. RAFAEL PUJALS is a public K-12 school, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
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