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Enrollment
621
High
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 389
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 720003000203
RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS
CARR 171 Km 1.0 BO. SUD, CIDRA, PR 00739 · (787) 739-3011 · Cidra Municipio
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 10.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
550 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 86%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 167 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 154 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 150 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 141 | 23% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Schools most like RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS this school | 621 | 88.6% | N/A |
| PATRIA LATORRE RAMIREZ SAN SEBASTIAN | 604 | 88.4% | N/A |
| RAMON JOSE DAVILA COAMO | 547 | 88.8% | N/A |
| LUIS NEGRON LOPEZ SABANA GRANDE | 652 | 88.3% | N/A |
| JAIME A. COLLAZO DEL RIO MOROVIS | 515 | 88.7% | N/A |
| LINO PADRO RIVERA VEGA BAJA | 676 | 88.9% | N/A |
Matched among Puerto Rico high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
621
-56 (-8%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 621 | 51 | 12.2:1 | 89% (550) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 50 | 13.0:1 | 91% (592) |
| 2022-23 | 695 | 50 | 13.9:1 | 91% (633) |
| 2020-21 | 677 | 50 | 13.5:1 | 93% (632) |
| 2017-18 | 750 | 48 | 15.6:1 | 91% (680) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 46 | 15.5:1 | 90% (640) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 43 | 10.6:1 | 92% (418) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 81% (493) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (750 to 621); teachers up 6% (48 to 51).
About RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS
RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS, located in CIDRA, Puerto Rico, is a high-enrollment high school. It enrolled 621 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Puerto Rico average about 389 students each.
RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS reports to PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which has 856 schools and 236,079 students.
RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS enrolls a student body that is 100% Hispanic. The Hispanic share in Cidra Municipio as a whole is similar, at about 100%. By the diversity index, RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS comes in at 0%.
Teachers at the school number 51 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.2:1. The 10.2:1 average for high schools in Puerto Rico is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 87% average for public schools in Cidra Municipio.
Across Cidra Municipio, median household income is about $29,246 and the poverty rate is about 31%. The public schools of Cidra Municipio number 11 and enroll about 3,647.
ANA J. CANDELAS is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 677 to 621. The school's ratio fell from 13.5:1 to 12.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Cidra Municipio at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,643
Census ACS
Median income
$29,246
Household, ACS
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARDHigh · 1,323 students
- SUPERIOR VOCACIONAL DE ARECIBOHigh · 1,120 students
- SUPERIOR OCUPACIONAL Y TECNICA DE YAUCOHigh · 1,037 students
- DRA. MARIA SOCORRO LACOTHigh · 927 students
- DR PEDRO PEREA FAJARDOHigh · 888 students
- MANUEL MENDEZ LICIAGAHigh · 886 students
Other schools in CIDRA
- VIOLETA REYES PEREZElementary · 495 students
- LUIS MUNOZ IGLESIASCombined · 493 students
- JUAN STUBBEElementary · 449 students
- JESUS T. PINERO CIDRAHigh · 369 students
- CLEMENCIA MELENDEZElementary · 270 students
- ANA J. CANDELASHigh · 266 students
Nearby schools
- ANA J. CANDELAS0.2 mi · 266
- JESUS T. PINERO CIDRA0.5 mi · 369
- LUIS MUNOZ IGLESIAS0.8 mi · 493
- VIOLETA REYES PEREZ0.8 mi · 495
- REGINO VEGA MARTINEZ0.9 mi · 217
- CLEMENCIA MELENDEZ2.0 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOSHow large is RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS?
RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS enrolls approximately 621 students in grades 09-12.
Is RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS an elementary, middle, or high school?
RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS have?
RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS?
At RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
Is RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS public or private?
RUTH EVELYN CRUZ SANTOS is a public K-12 school, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.