SOTERO FIGUEROA

SOTERO FIGUEROA, a mid-sized junior high in SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, serves 277 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

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

In terms of who attends, SOTERO FIGUEROA lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). Compared to San Juan Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, SOTERO FIGUEROA has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for San Juan Municipio indicate the typical household earns roughly $27,992 per year and census figures put the poverty rate at about 36%. SOTERO FIGUEROA is one of 89 public schools in San Juan Municipio (combined enrollment of about 21,154 students).

The closest other public school is VICTOR PARES COLLAZO, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOTERO FIGUEROA has shrank 14%, going from 322 students in 2018 to 277 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for SOTERO FIGUEROA typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.