JESUS SILVA

JESUS SILVA is one of the expansive elementary schools in TRUJILLO ALTO, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, with 437 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 88% above the state mean of about 232.

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

On the student-mix side, JESUS SILVA shows that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 5% White. That composition is broadly in line with Trujillo Alto Municipio as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, JESUS SILVA has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 9.2:1 average. Roughly 88% of students at JESUS SILVA qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Trujillo Alto Municipio) shows that median household earnings sit near $40,055 and the poverty rate sits near 24%. JESUS SILVA is one of 10 public schools in Trujillo Alto Municipio (combined enrollment of about 2,594 students).

PETRA ZENON DE FABERY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JESUS SILVA.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 41%: 309 students in 2018 compared to 437 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 100% to 95% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

On the community side, members of the JESUS SILVA community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.