GABINO SOTO

As a close-knit primary school in FAJARDO, Puerto Rico, GABINO SOTO hosts 151 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Enrollment runs roughly 35% leaner than the state mean of about 232.

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

On the student-mix side, GABINO SOTO reports that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 9.2:1 average. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, Fajardo Municipio reports that the typical household earns roughly $25,563 per year and census figures put the poverty rate at about 40%. GABINO SOTO is one of 10 public schools in Fajardo Municipio (combined enrollment of about 2,551 students).

RAMON QUINONES PACHECO is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

GABINO SOTO operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. GABINO SOTO's enrollment has ticked down 30% since 2018, when it stood at 215 (now 151). Class-load math has tightened: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 in 2025.

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