📍 Calle Lolita Tizol Esq Sol, Ponce, Ponce Municipio, 00731
Dr. Rafael Pujals is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ponce, Ponce Municipio. The school has 208 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department Of Education school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Dr. Rafael Pujals enrolls 208 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 207 | 100% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
189 of the school's 208 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 176 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Dr. Rafael Pujals is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 5, state house district 24.
Dr. Rafael Pujals 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 208 students, Dr. Rafael Pujals is smaller than the district average of about 275 students per school.
Setting: City - Midsize