📍 Calle Pimentel y Castro, Rio Grande, Río Grande Municipio, 00745
Rafael de Jesus is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rio Grande, Río Grande Municipio. The school has 241 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department Of Education school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rafael de Jesus enrolls 241 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 238 | 99% |
| White | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
219 of the school's 241 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 204 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rafael de Jesus is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PR At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 8, state house district 37.
Rafael de Jesus is one of 858 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, based in HATO REY, Puerto Rico. The district serves 235,819 students district-wide and employs 24,096 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 241 students, Rafael de Jesus is close to the district average of about 275 students per school.
Setting: Suburb - Large