UNIVERSITY GARDENS

UNIVERSITY GARDENS operates as a mid-sized high school in SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Current enrollment sits at 484 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 24% above the typical public school in Puerto Rico, which averages around 389 students.

Within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which oversees 856 schools and 236,079 students, UNIVERSITY GARDENS is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, UNIVERSITY GARDENS records that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with San Juan Municipio as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.2:1, putting UNIVERSITY GARDENS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, San Juan Municipio reports that median household earnings sit near $27,992 and roughly 36% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Juan Municipio runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,154 students), of which UNIVERSITY GARDENS is one.

The closest other public school is SOTERO FIGUEROA, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 566 students in 2018 compared to 484 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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