Institute of Statistics creates interactive map on

school and community profiles

Based on data from the Department of Education and the Puerto Rico Community Survey

From the Census Bureau

April 21, 2022: The executive director of the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, Dr. Orville M. Disdier, presented a new tool for geographical information and statistical content called “School Community Profile: The Interactive Map”. This new tool consists mainly of an interactive map that allows us to locate schools in the public system of Puerto Rico, to know the characteristics of these schools and their school population, while at the same time allowing us to know the sociodemographic characteristics of the communities close to the classroom. Among the characteristics of schools and their populations that can be found with this map are the school code, school enrollment, dropout rate, academic progress and performance (ESSA classification and STAR Framework classification), and contact information, among others. Regarding the sociodemographic characteristics of the communities, there are the percentage of children under 18 who live with their mother, the percentage of households without a computer, and the median household income, among many others. The tool also allows you to download raw data for more advanced analysis.

“Through this modern and innovative tool, it is possible to begin to explore and study possible social, ecological and economic relationships between schools, their students, and the communities in which these school populations are inserted. This will make it possible to promote true symbiotic relationships between schools and their surrounding communities, thus encouraging true open and community schools,” explained Dr. Disdier.

Disdier explained that the development of this tool was possible in part, thanks to the collaboration and contribution of the Puerto Rico Department of Education, who provided and continue to provide essential data and statistics about schools and their students. He also mentioned that this initiative is aligned with the vision of the Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico, Eliezer Ramos Parés, to bring parents and communities closer to schools. “In fact, the conceptualization and development of the tool benefited from ideas, recommendations and inputs from experts in the Department of Education,” said Disdier, who took the opportunity to thank Ramos Parés and his team of experts for their support.

For his part, the Secretary of the Department of Education said that “this tool is in addition to other efforts that personnel from the Planning Office of the Department of Education have developed for the implementation of educational strategies and infrastructure based on sustainable data. This project complements these initiatives, since it has valuable information, under the same platform, that will allow us to have a clearer picture of the school communities and the neighborhood in which they are located.”

The School Community Profile: The interactive map resides on the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics website and interested parties can access it at any time through the following e-mail address: School community profile.

“This is just the beginning of a series of improvements that this new tool will continue to receive. Eventually we hope to continue adding more geographical layers on variables related to health, environment, and economic, among others,” said Disdier.

For technical questions about this tool, you can send an email to: preguntas@estadisticas.pr.

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