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What's one thing JOSE COLON GONZALEZ gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 232
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 720003000263
JOSE COLON GONZALEZ
CARR 156 KM 17 HM 7 SECTOR EL PORTON BO HONDURAS, BARRANQUITAS, PR 00794 · (787) 857-3686 · Barranquitas Municipio
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 9.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
396 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 86%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 3% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 238% larger than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Schools most like JOSE COLON GONZALEZ
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSE COLON GONZALEZ this school | 479 | 82.7% | N/A |
| JUAN LINO SANTIAGO AGUADA | 488 | 82.8% | N/A |
| MANUEL FERNANDEZ JUNCOS JUANA DIAZ | 395 | 83.0% | N/A |
| ANGELA CORDERO BERNARD PONCE | 433 | 81.1% | N/A |
| FEDERICO DEGETAU BARRANQUITAS | 348 | 84.2% | N/A |
| CARMEN BENITEZ LAS PIEDRAS | 358 | 81.8% | N/A |
Matched among Puerto Rico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
479
-41 (-8%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 667
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 479 | 46 | 10.4:1 | 83% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 44 | 10.4:1 | 91% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 44 | 10.6:1 | 91% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 42 | 12.4:1 | 93% (485) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 91% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 34 | 10.8:1 | 87% (319) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 44 | 11.6:1 | 92% (470) |
| 2000-01 | 667 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 86% (574) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOSE COLON GONZALEZ.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (396 to 479); teachers up 44% (32 to 46).
About JOSE COLON GONZALEZ
At CARR 156 KM 17 HM 7 SECTOR EL PORTON BO HONDURAS in BARRANQUITAS, Puerto Rico, JOSE COLON GONZALEZ operates as a large elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 479 students. Elementary schools in Puerto Rico average about 232 students, which makes this school 106% bigger than average.
JOSE COLON GONZALEZ is one school in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a system of 856 schools with 236,079 students.
The share of Hispanic students at JOSE COLON GONZALEZ is 100%. In Barranquitas Municipio overall, the Hispanic share is about 100%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 0%.
JOSE COLON GONZALEZ has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1, with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 9.2:1 average for elementary schools in Puerto Rico, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Barranquitas Municipio show that the median household earns about $23,407 a year and roughly 48% of residents are in poverty. Barranquitas Municipio has 10 public schools with about 3,350 students, including JOSE COLON GONZALEZ.
JOSE COLON GONZALEZ's nearest public school is PABLO COLON BERDECIA (about 0.7 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of JOSE COLON GONZALEZ.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 520 (2020-21) to 479 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.4:1.
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Barranquitas Municipio at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,054
Census ACS
Median income
$23,407
Household, ACS
Poverty rate
48%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,350 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARDHigh · 1,323 students
- SUPERIOR VOCACIONAL DE ARECIBOHigh · 1,120 students
- SUPERIOR OCUPACIONAL Y TECNICA DE YAUCOHigh · 1,037 students
- DRA. MARIA SOCORRO LACOTHigh · 927 students
- DR PEDRO PEREA FAJARDOHigh · 888 students
- MANUEL MENDEZ LICIAGAHigh · 886 students
Other schools in BARRANQUITAS
- PABLO COLON BERDECIAHigh · 540 students
- INTERMEDIA FRANCISCO (PACO) LOPEZ LOPEZElementary · 537 students
- LUIS MUNOZ MARIN BARRANQUITASHigh · 534 students
- FEDERICO DEGETAUElementary · 348 students
- PETROAMERICA PAGANElementary · 335 students
- RAMON T. RIVERAElementary · 210 students
Nearby schools
- PABLO COLON BERDECIA0.7 mi · 540
- PETROAMERICA PAGAN1.0 mi · 335
- ANTONIO VAZQUEZ RAMOS1.2 mi · 158
- LUIS MUNOZ MARIN BARRANQUITAS1.2 mi · 534
- DRA. CARMEN DELIA COLON MARTINEZ1.4 mi · 276
- FEDERICO DEGETAU3.1 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About JOSE COLON GONZALEZHow many students attend JOSE COLON GONZALEZ?
JOSE COLON GONZALEZ enrolls approximately 479 students in grades KG-08.
Is JOSE COLON GONZALEZ an elementary, middle, or high school?
JOSE COLON GONZALEZ is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at JOSE COLON GONZALEZ?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at JOSE COLON GONZALEZ.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOSE COLON GONZALEZ?
At JOSE COLON GONZALEZ, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
Is JOSE COLON GONZALEZ public or private?
JOSE COLON GONZALEZ is a public K-12 school, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
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