RAFAEL HERNANDEZ VEGA ALTA

RAFAEL HERNANDEZ VEGA ALTA, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in VEGA ALTA, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, serves 260 students, covering grades K through 5.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION runs 856 schools in total, collectively educating 236,079 students. RAFAEL HERNANDEZ VEGA ALTA is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, RAFAEL HERNANDEZ VEGA ALTA shows that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Vega Alta Municipio as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 9.2:1 average. Roughly 88% of students at RAFAEL HERNANDEZ VEGA ALTA qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Vega Alta Municipio put median household income runs about $25,538 and the poverty rate sits near 39%. RAFAEL HERNANDEZ VEGA ALTA is one of 10 public schools in Vega Alta Municipio (combined enrollment of about 2,887 students).

Nearest neighbor: ANTONIO PAOLI VEGA ALTA, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RAFAEL HERNANDEZ VEGA ALTA.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 4%: 249 students in 2018 compared to 260 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.