HEMETERIO COLON

HEMETERIO COLON is a mid-sized middle school serving families in PONCE, Puerto Rico. It had 254 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION operates 856 schools. Combined enrollment is 236,079 students.

A large majority of enrollment at HEMETERIO COLON is Hispanic, at 99%. Among Ponce Municipio residents, the Hispanic share is about 99%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 2%.

HEMETERIO COLON reports a ratio of 14.1 students per teacher, from 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 9.9:1 average for middle schools in Puerto Rico is 4.2 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at HEMETERIO COLON, 91% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school is in Ponce Municipio, where median household income comes to about $19,877 and the share of residents below the poverty line is 46%. Ponce Municipio counts 41 public schools with about 10,054 students.

HEMETERIO COLON's nearest public school is ABRAHAM LINCOLN PONCE (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

HEMETERIO COLON is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (253) to 2024-25 (254). By 2024-25, the school had 14.1 students per teacher, compared with 15.8 in 2020-21.

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