JOSE M. MASSARI

JOSE M. MASSARI is an intimate elementary campus in ARROYO, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school instructs 159 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 232 students each, so JOSE M. MASSARI sits 31% leaner than that benchmark.

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

On demographics, JOSE M. MASSARI logs that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Arroyo Municipio as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, JOSE M. MASSARI records 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 9.2:1 average. Roughly 89% of students at JOSE M. MASSARI qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, Arroyo Municipio reports that the typical household earns roughly $21,186 per year and the poverty rate sits near 52%. In all, Arroyo Municipio runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,484 students), of which JOSE M. MASSARI is one.

The closest other public school is CARMEN BOZELLO DE HUYKE, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

JOSE M. MASSARI operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 27%: 217 students in 2018 compared to 159 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 6.4:1 in 2025.

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