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VENUS GARDENS
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About VENUS GARDENS
VENUS GARDENS is a mid-tier high school in TRUJILLO ALTO, Puerto Rico, one of the schools within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school teaches 468 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 389 students each, so VENUS GARDENS sits 20% bigger than that benchmark.
PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; VENUS GARDENS is among them.
On demographics, VENUS GARDENS records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That composition is broadly in line with San Juan Municipio as a whole.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for San Juan Municipio indicate median household income runs about $27,992 and the poverty rate sits near 36%. Across San Juan Municipio's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,154 students), VENUS GARDENS is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: FAIR VIEW, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
VENUS GARDENS operates from a downtown location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VENUS GARDENS has climbed 10%, going from 426 students in 2018 to 468 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.
On this page, the feed for VENUS GARDENS typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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