ABRAHAM LINCOLN PONCE

As a small elementary-level community in PONCE, Puerto Rico, ABRAHAM LINCOLN PONCE teaches 134 students from grades K through 5, run under PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Compared to the state average of about 232 students per school, that is 42% below typical.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN PONCE is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that works with 236,079 students overall.

On the student-mix side, ABRAHAM LINCOLN PONCE records that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, ABRAHAM LINCOLN PONCE shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.2:1, putting ABRAHAM LINCOLN PONCE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, Ponce Municipio reports that the typical household earns roughly $19,877 per year and roughly 46% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ponce Municipio's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,054 students), ABRAHAM LINCOLN PONCE is one campus in the mix.

ISMAEL MALDONADO LUGARO is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ABRAHAM LINCOLN PONCE.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ABRAHAM LINCOLN PONCE has contracted 46%, going from 248 students in 2018 to 134 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.