JOSEFINA FERRERO

JOSEFINA FERRERO is a medium-sized middle school with an address in FAJARDO, Puerto Rico. It enrolled 316 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Puerto Rico average about 242 students each.

JOSEFINA FERRERO is run by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, whose 856 schools enroll 236,079 students.

JOSEFINA FERRERO enrolls a student body that is 100% Hispanic. For comparison, Fajardo Municipio is about 99% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at JOSEFINA FERRERO belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 0%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 11.7:1, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Puerto Rico average 9.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 91%.

Fajardo Municipio census figures show that median household income is about $25,563 and about 40% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JOSEFINA FERRERO is among the 10 public schools in Fajardo Municipio.

BERTA ZALDUONDO is the public school closest to JOSEFINA FERRERO, about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

JOSEFINA FERRERO falls in the Suburb: Small locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 344 to 316.

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