ELEMENTAL MEDIANIA ALTA

ELEMENTAL MEDIANIA ALTA is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in LOIZA, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school hosts 289 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 232.

ELEMENTAL MEDIANIA ALTA is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that instructs 236,079 students overall.

On demographics, ELEMENTAL MEDIANIA ALTA records that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. Compared to Loíza Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ELEMENTAL MEDIANIA ALTA logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 9.2:1 average. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Loíza Municipio indicate median household earnings sit near $24,272 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 42%. Across Loíza Municipio's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,526 students), ELEMENTAL MEDIANIA ALTA is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SUPERIOR VOCACIONAL ELADIO RIVERA QUINONES, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

ELEMENTAL MEDIANIA ALTA operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 57%: 678 students in 2018 compared to 289 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for ELEMENTAL MEDIANIA ALTA typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.