DR. RAFAEL PUJALS

DR. RAFAEL PUJALS operates as an intimate middle school in PONCE, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Current enrollment sits at 115 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 242 students each, so DR. RAFAEL PUJALS sits 52% below that benchmark.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; DR. RAFAEL PUJALS is among them.

In terms of who attends, DR. RAFAEL PUJALS lists that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. Compared to Ponce Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DR. RAFAEL PUJALS has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.9:1, putting DR. RAFAEL PUJALS higher than the state norm the norm. About 92% 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, the surrounding county (Ponce Municipio) shows that median household earnings sit near $19,877 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 46%. Across Ponce Municipio's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,054 students), DR. RAFAEL PUJALS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PONCE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 73%: 431 students in 2018 compared to 115 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.