DR. MODESTO RIVERA RIVERA

DR. MODESTO RIVERA RIVERA is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school enrolls 246 students in grades K through 5.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; DR. MODESTO RIVERA RIVERA is among them.

Looking at the student body, DR. MODESTO RIVERA RIVERA shows that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, DR. MODESTO RIVERA RIVERA has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Carolina Municipio indicate the typical household earns roughly $36,958 per year and census figures put the poverty rate at about 25%. Across Carolina Municipio's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,081 students), DR. MODESTO RIVERA RIVERA is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LUZ AMERICA CALDERON, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DR. MODESTO RIVERA RIVERA.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 30%: 189 students in 2018 compared to 246 in 2025.

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