RAFAEL CORDERO SAN JUAN

Located at CALLE AURORA ESQ HOARE PDA 15, in SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, RAFAEL CORDERO SAN JUAN is a tiny high school that serves 147 students (grades 6 through 12), part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 389 students each, so RAFAEL CORDERO SAN JUAN sits 62% leaner than that benchmark.

Within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which oversees 856 schools and 236,079 students, RAFAEL CORDERO SAN JUAN is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, RAFAEL CORDERO SAN JUAN shows that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with San Juan Municipio as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, RAFAEL CORDERO SAN JUAN records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.2:1 average. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Juan Municipio) reports that median household income runs about $27,992 and the poverty rate sits near 36%. RAFAEL CORDERO SAN JUAN is one of 89 public schools in San Juan Municipio (combined enrollment of about 21,154 students).

The closest other public school is DR. FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ Y GAETAN, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

RAFAEL CORDERO SAN JUAN operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 49%: 291 students in 2018 compared to 147 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.