FRANCISCO SERRANO

As a medium-sized elementary campus in CIALES, Puerto Rico, FRANCISCO SERRANO serves 261 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION runs 856 schools in total, collectively educating 236,079 students. FRANCISCO SERRANO is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, FRANCISCO SERRANO lists that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Ciales Municipio as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, FRANCISCO SERRANO has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, Ciales Municipio reports that median household income runs about $22,586 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 51%. Across Ciales Municipio's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,633 students), FRANCISCO SERRANO is one campus in the mix.

JAIME COIRA ORTIZ is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 286 students in 2018 compared to 261 in 2025.

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