ANDRES GRILLASCA SALAS

ANDRES GRILLASCA SALAS, a compact elementary-level community in PONCE, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, works with 96 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 59% leaner than the state mean of about 232.

Within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which oversees 856 schools and 236,079 students, ANDRES GRILLASCA SALAS is one campus in the system.

Demographically, ANDRES GRILLASCA SALAS shows that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 2% White, 2% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Ponce Municipio as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ANDRES GRILLASCA SALAS reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.7:1. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Ponce Municipio) records that median household earnings sit near $19,877 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), ANDRES GRILLASCA SALAS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RAMON MARIN, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ANDRES GRILLASCA SALAS.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ANDRES GRILLASCA SALAS has contracted 61%, going from 245 students in 2018 to 96 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 100% to 96%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 today.

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