JOSE DE DIEGO LAS PIEDRAS

JOSE DE DIEGO LAS PIEDRAS is a reasonably sized elementary school in LAS PIEDRAS, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school educates 237 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which oversees 856 schools and 236,079 students, JOSE DE DIEGO LAS PIEDRAS is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, JOSE DE DIEGO LAS PIEDRAS reports that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. The state averages around 9.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Las Piedras Municipio's rate of about 87%.

Across the wider county, census data for Las Piedras Municipio shows the typical household earns roughly $25,232 per year and roughly 36% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Las Piedras Municipio runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,239 students), of which JOSE DE DIEGO LAS PIEDRAS is one.

Nearest neighbor: SANTIAGO TORRES, around 2.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

JOSE DE DIEGO LAS PIEDRAS operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 227 students in 2018 compared to 237 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.