FACTOR 5

Located at 1 SECC ANIMAS BO FACTOR, in ARECIBO, Puerto Rico, FACTOR 5 is an average-sized elementary campus that enrolls 324 students (grades K through 5), run under PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Enrollment runs roughly 40% bigger than the state mean of about 232.

Across the 856 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (236,079 students total), FACTOR 5 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, FACTOR 5 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, FACTOR 5 shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.5:1. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Arecibo Municipio) reports that median household income runs about $23,635 and the poverty rate sits near 38%. FACTOR 5 is one of 22 public schools in Arecibo Municipio (combined enrollment of about 6,627 students).

The closest other public school is FEDERICO DEGETAU ARECIBO, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FACTOR 5 has edged down 19%, going from 398 students in 2018 to 324 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.