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What's one thing BLANCA MALARET gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 232
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 720003000562
BLANCA MALARET
CALLE PEDRO RODRIGUEZ ACOSTA 1, SABANA GRANDE, PR 00637 · (787) 892-5759 · Sabana Grande Municipio
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 9.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
393 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 86%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 21 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 76% smaller than its 8th grade class (88).
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Schools most like BLANCA MALARET
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLANCA MALARET this school | 439 | 89.5% | N/A |
| JUAN S. MARCHAND MANATI | 386 | 89.9% | N/A |
| RAMON E. RODRIGUEZ DIAZ HORMIGUEROS | 456 | 90.6% | N/A |
| ISABEL ALVARADO ALVARADO VILLALBA | 417 | 89.2% | N/A |
| ALFREDO DORRINGTON HORMIGUEROS | 424 | 88.4% | N/A |
| INTERMEDIA BO. QUEBRADA ARENAS TOA BAJA | 460 | 89.3% | N/A |
Matched among Puerto Rico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
439
-135 (-24%) vs 2020
-54% since 2000-01, when it was 950
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 439 | 43 | 10.2:1 | 90% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 46 | 10.2:1 | 91% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 44 | 11.2:1 | 91% (450) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 45 | 12.8:1 | 93% (535) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 32 | 12.1:1 | 90% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 89% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 49 | 11.7:1 | 92% (529) |
| 2000-01 | 950 | 46 | 20.6:1 | 65% (617) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLANCA MALARET.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (388 to 439); teachers up 34% (32 to 43).
About BLANCA MALARET
BLANCA MALARET is the name of a high-enrollment elementary school in SABANA GRANDE, Puerto Rico. The school teaches kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 439 students. The school is 89% larger than the average for elementary schools in Puerto Rico.
PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION has 856 schools and 236,079 students, and BLANCA MALARET is one of those schools.
BLANCA MALARET is 99% Hispanic by enrollment. That is in line with Sabana Grande Municipio, where about 100% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 1%.
A staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.2:1. The gap from the 9.2:1 average for elementary schools in Puerto Rico is 1.0 students per teacher. By family income, 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school is in Sabana Grande Municipio, where median household income comes to about $22,065 and about 43% of people live in poverty. Sabana Grande Municipio's 4 public schools enroll about 1,707 students and include BLANCA MALARET.
Measured in a straight line, JOSE R. GAZTAMBIDE is less than a tenth of a mile from BLANCA MALARET. Within five miles are 6 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 574 to 439, a 24% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.8:1 in 2020-21 to 10.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Sabana Grande Municipio at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,407
Census ACS
Median income
$22,065
Household, ACS
Poverty rate
43%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,707 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARDHigh · 1,323 students
- SUPERIOR VOCACIONAL DE ARECIBOHigh · 1,120 students
- SUPERIOR OCUPACIONAL Y TECNICA DE YAUCOHigh · 1,037 students
- DRA. MARIA SOCORRO LACOTHigh · 927 students
- DR PEDRO PEREA FAJARDOHigh · 888 students
- MANUEL MENDEZ LICIAGAHigh · 886 students
Other schools in SABANA GRANDE
- LUIS NEGRON LOPEZHigh · 652 students
- DAVID ANTONGIORGI CORDOVAElementary · 317 students
- JOSE R. GAZTAMBIDEElementary · 299 students
Nearby schools
- JOSE R. GAZTAMBIDE0.1 mi · 299
- LUIS NEGRON LOPEZ0.6 mi · 652
- FRANCISCO MARIA QUINONES2.4 mi · 430
- DAVID ANTONGIORGI CORDOVA2.9 mi · 317
- BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS3.6 mi · 158
- ROSENDO MATIENZO CINTRON4.5 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About BLANCA MALARETWhat is the total enrollment at BLANCA MALARET?
BLANCA MALARET enrolls approximately 439 students in grades KG-08.
Is BLANCA MALARET an elementary, middle, or high school?
BLANCA MALARET is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BLANCA MALARET?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BLANCA MALARET is approximately 10.2:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BLANCA MALARET?
At BLANCA MALARET, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Who oversees BLANCA MALARET?
BLANCA MALARET is overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION in Sabana Grande Municipio.
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