Juanita Gardine

Juanita Gardine operates as a modestly sized elementary school in Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands, part of Saint Croix School District. Current enrollment sits at 296 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 31% leaner than the state mean of about 426.

Within Saint Croix School District, which oversees 10 schools and 5,145 students, Juanita Gardine is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Juanita Gardine shows that Black students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 32% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Juanita Gardine has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Nearest neighbor: Pearl B. Larsen, around 1.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Juanita Gardine operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 304 students in 2018 compared to 296 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 27% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

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