EDMUNDO DEL VALLE CRUZ

As a close-knit K-5 school in RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico, EDMUNDO DEL VALLE CRUZ instructs 125 students from grades K through 5, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Compared to the state average of about 232 students per school, that is 46% smaller than typical.

EDMUNDO DEL VALLE CRUZ is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that educates 236,079 students overall.

Looking at the student body, EDMUNDO DEL VALLE CRUZ reports that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Río Grande Municipio as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, EDMUNDO DEL VALLE CRUZ lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Río Grande Municipio) reports that the typical household earns roughly $28,943 per year and the poverty rate sits near 31%. EDMUNDO DEL VALLE CRUZ is one of 10 public schools in Río Grande Municipio (combined enrollment of about 2,554 students).

Nearest neighbor: LIBERATA IRALDO, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. EDMUNDO DEL VALLE CRUZ's enrollment has fell 67% since 2018, when it stood at 374 (now 125). Class-load math has tightened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

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