CLEMENCIA MELENDEZ

CLEMENCIA MELENDEZ, a medium-sized elementary school in CIDRA, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, caters to 270 students, covering grades K through 8.

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

In terms of who attends, CLEMENCIA MELENDEZ records that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Cidra Municipio as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, CLEMENCIA MELENDEZ records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.7:1. The state averages around 9.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 89% of students at CLEMENCIA MELENDEZ qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Cidra Municipio indicate median household earnings sit near $29,246 and roughly 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cidra Municipio runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,647 students), of which CLEMENCIA MELENDEZ is one.

Nearest neighbor: VIOLETA REYES PEREZ, around 1.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CLEMENCIA MELENDEZ.

CLEMENCIA MELENDEZ operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. CLEMENCIA MELENDEZ's enrollment has decreased 21% since 2018, when it stood at 342 (now 270). Class-load math has fell: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 in 2025.

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