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Best Schools in Puerto Rico (2026)

846 schools across 1 districts and 78 cities, starting with the place you want to live.

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The local route

No metro map yet; start with the biggest places.

  1. San Juan

    85 schools on file.

  2. Bayamon

    41 schools on file.

  3. Ponce

    38 schools on file.

The districts

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See all 1 districts in Puerto Rico

The schools

The ten highest-rated schools; open a profile for the evidence.
  1. 1Oscar Porrata DoriaComerioElementary1629.8
  2. 2Carmen Barroso MoralesToa BajaElementary2439.8
  3. 3Judith A. VivasUtuadoElementary2369.7
  4. 4Centro Residencial Oportunidades Educativas Villalba (croev)VillalbaHigh1739.7
  5. 5Ramon Lopez BerriosVillalbaElementary1059.6
  6. 6Visitacion PaganOrocovisElementary1999.6
  7. 7Angel Rafael Diaz ColonOrocovisElementary1979.6
  8. 8Esperanza GonzalezMorovisElementary1579.5
  9. 9Dr. Efrain Gonzalez TejeraUtuadoElementary1209.5
  10. 10Maria Luisa ArcelayMayaguezElementary659.5

See all 846 schools in Puerto Rico

The map

Where the highest-rated schools sit.
The 50 highest-rated schools in Puerto Rico, pinned and colored by score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries.

The cities

The twenty places with the most schools.
  1. San Juan85
  2. Bayamon41
  3. Ponce38
  4. Caguas32
  5. Carolina25
  6. Arecibo20
  7. Toa Baja18
  8. Humacao15
  9. Mayaguez15
  10. Yabucoa15
  11. Yauco15
  12. Cayey14
  13. Coamo12
  14. Juana Diaz12
  15. Utuado12
  16. Aguada11
  17. Canovanas11
  18. Guayama11
  19. Guaynabo11
  20. Naranjito11

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The record

Total schools
846
0.7% of all US public schools
Districts
1
Cities/towns
78
Average rating
6.4
out of 10
Math proficiency
36%
avg across schools
ELA proficiency
48%
avg across schools
Avg student-teacher ratio
9.6:1
Estimated scores
1%
5 of 846 schools use estimated academic data from nearby schools
National rank
#19 of 52
states by avg. composite
Vs. national average
+0.0
above US avg (6.3)
Coverage
100%
of schools with a rating

Community profile

Averages across 107 ZIP codes (ACS 2022)

Median income
$24,290
Median home value
$130,287
Median rent
$558/mo
College educated
27%
Avg commute
28 min
Poverty rate
44.3%

Questions

How many schools are ranked in Puerto Rico?

MySchoolScout has rankings and data for 846 public schools across 1 districts in Puerto Rico.

What is the average school rating in Puerto Rico?

The average MySchoolScout composite score for ranked schools in Puerto Rico is 6.4 out of 10.

What percentage of students in Puerto Rico are proficient in math?

On average, 35.9% of students across ranked schools in Puerto Rico are proficient in math, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What percentage of students in Puerto Rico are proficient in reading?

On average, 48.2% of students across ranked schools in Puerto Rico are proficient in reading and ELA, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What is the average student-teacher ratio in Puerto Rico?

The average student-teacher ratio across ranked schools in Puerto Rico is 9.6:1.

What is the top-ranked school in Puerto Rico?

The top-ranked school in Puerto Rico on MySchoolScout is Oscar Porrata Doria in Comerio, with a composite score of 9.8/10.

How does MySchoolScout rate schools in Puerto Rico?

MySchoolScout rates schools using publicly available data from the NCES Common Core of Data and the Puerto Rico Department of Education. Each school receives a 1-10 composite score built from Student Growth, Poverty-Adjusted Academic Achievement, and School Environment — plus College Readiness for high schools. Weights vary by school level, and equity data is shown for context but not scored.

Explore more

Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Puerto Rico Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.