JOSEFINA SITIRICHE

JOSEFINA SITIRICHE, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in GURABO, Puerto Rico, run under PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, educates 219 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

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

In terms of who attends, JOSEFINA SITIRICHE shows that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Compared to Gurabo Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, JOSEFINA SITIRICHE has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.8:1. The state averages around 9.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, Gurabo Municipio reports that median household earnings sit near $42,216 and roughly 27% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Gurabo Municipio runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,793 students), of which JOSEFINA SITIRICHE is one.

MATIAS GONZALEZ GARCIA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOSEFINA SITIRICHE has fell 28%, going from 305 students in 2018 to 219 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 in 2025.

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