JARDINES DE PONCE

CARR 505 KM 7 HM 0 URB JARDINES DE PONCE
PONCE, PR 00731

356 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

Jardines de Ponce is a public school located in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, situated specifically along Carr. 505 in the Jardines de Ponce urban development. As part of the Puerto Rico Department of Education system, the school serves the local community by providing foundational academic instruction tailored to the regional curriculum. It functions as a neighborhood educational hub, catering to families residing in the northern sector of Ponce and maintaining the standard structure of the island’s public school system.

The school is positioned within a residential area, which allows it to foster a close-knit environment for its students. Like many schools in the Ponce region, Jardines de Ponce integrates local cultural values with its academic programming, striving to support the personal and intellectual development of its student body. While it operates under the broader mandates of the Department of Education, it remains a critical point of social and educational engagement for the children and parents within the Jardines de Ponce community.

356

Total Students

28.0

Full-Time Teachers

12.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

79.2%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for JARDINES DE PONCE
Demographic	Student Count
White	2
Hispanic	354

Hispanic
354 (99.4 %)
White
2 (0.6 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Phone:	(787)844-3400
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	356
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	28.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	238
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	44

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 6 106

Grade 7 121

Grade 8 120

Ungraded 9