EL CONQUISTADOR

EL CONQUISTADOR is a small elementary campus in TRUJILLO ALTO, Puerto Rico, one of the schools within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school hosts 148 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 232 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

Across the 856 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (236,079 students total), EL CONQUISTADOR accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, EL CONQUISTADOR records that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, EL CONQUISTADOR lists 17 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. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Trujillo Alto Municipio indicate median household earnings sit near $40,055 and the poverty rate sits near 24%. EL CONQUISTADOR is one of 10 public schools in Trujillo Alto Municipio (combined enrollment of about 2,594 students).

ANDRES VALCARCEL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EL CONQUISTADOR.

EL CONQUISTADOR operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. EL CONQUISTADOR's enrollment has fell 49% since 2018, when it stood at 293 (now 148). Class-load math has fell: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for EL CONQUISTADOR typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.