PEDRO COLON SANTIAGO

PEDRO COLON SANTIAGO is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in JUANA DIAZ, Puerto Rico. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 330 students. That is 42% bigger than the average of about 232 students for elementary schools in Puerto Rico.

The 856 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION enroll 236,079 students altogether, PEDRO COLON SANTIAGO among them.

A large majority of enrollment at PEDRO COLON SANTIAGO is Hispanic, at 99%. Among Juana Díaz Municipio residents, the Hispanic share is about 100%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PEDRO COLON SANTIAGO scores 2%.

The school has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Puerto Rico is 9.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Juana Díaz Municipio average a similar 88%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Juana Díaz Municipio show that the median household earns about $24,852 a year and roughly 40% of residents are in poverty. Across Juana Díaz Municipio, 13 public schools serve about 3,377 students.

Measured in a straight line, FELIPE COLON DIAZ is about 1.0 miles from PEDRO COLON SANTIAGO. The five-mile area around PEDRO COLON SANTIAGO holds at least 8 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Small, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.

The school's enrollment increased 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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