Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 232
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 720003001783
ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA
CALLE TEODOMIRO RAMIREZ, VEGA ALTA, PR 00692 · (787) 883-2770 · Vega Alta Municipio
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 9.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
152 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 86%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA this school | 178 | 85.4% | N/A |
| PEDRO MILLAN RIVERA CAGUAS | 177 | 85.3% | N/A |
| JUANA G. AVILES MOROVIS | 185 | 85.4% | N/A |
| PEPITA GARRIGA CAGUAS | 182 | 85.7% | N/A |
| JOSE PADIN SALINAS | 164 | 85.4% | N/A |
| ELISA DAVILA VAZQUEZ VEGA ALTA | 166 | 84.9% | N/A |
Matched among Puerto Rico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
178
+5 (+3%) vs 2020
-65% since 2000-01, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
was 7.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 178 | 28 | 6.4:1 | 85% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 25 | 8.1:1 | 91% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 25 | 8.0:1 | 91% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 23 | 7.5:1 | 93% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 211 | 24 | 8.8:1 | 90% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 218 | 25 | 8.7:1 | 85% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 30 | 10.8:1 | 92% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 39 | 13.0:1 | 94% (477) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (211 to 178); teachers up 17% (24 to 28).
About ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA
ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA is a public small elementary school in VEGA ALTA, Puerto Rico. It had 178 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Puerto Rico average about 232 students, which makes this school 23% below average.
The 856 schools of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, including ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA, enroll 236,079 students.
The share of students at ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA who are Hispanic is 100%. Vega Alta Municipio residents are about 100% Hispanic, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 0, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 28 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 6.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Puerto Rico average 9.2:1. ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 85%. The average for public schools in Vega Alta Municipio is similar, at 87%.
The county, Vega Alta Municipio, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $25,538 and the share of residents below the poverty line is 39%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 2,887 students.
ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA is about 0.3 miles from IGNACIO MIRANDA, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA enrolled 173 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 178. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (6.4:1) than in 2020-21 (7.5:1).
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Vega Alta Municipio at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,921
Census ACS
Median income
$25,538
Household, ACS
Poverty rate
39%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,887 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARDHigh · 1,323 students
- SUPERIOR VOCACIONAL DE ARECIBOHigh · 1,120 students
- SUPERIOR OCUPACIONAL Y TECNICA DE YAUCOHigh · 1,037 students
- DRA. MARIA SOCORRO LACOTHigh · 927 students
- DR PEDRO PEREA FAJARDOHigh · 888 students
- MANUEL MENDEZ LICIAGAHigh · 886 students
Other schools in VEGA ALTA
- LADISLAO MARTINEZHigh · 439 students
- FRANCISCO FELICIE MARTINEZElementary · 375 students
- JOSE PAGAN DE JESUSElementary · 360 students
- APOLO SAN ANTONIOMiddle · 358 students
- SUPERIOR ILEANA DE GRACIAHigh · 330 students
- RAFAEL HERNANDEZ VEGA ALTAElementary · 260 students
Nearby schools
- IGNACIO MIRANDA0.3 mi · 200
- APOLO SAN ANTONIO0.3 mi · 358
- LADISLAO MARTINEZ0.4 mi · 439
- SUPERIOR ILEANA DE GRACIA0.6 mi · 330
- ANTONIO PAOLI VEGA ALTA0.8 mi · 221
- RAFAEL HERNANDEZ VEGA ALTA1.3 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTAHow large is ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA?
ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA serve?
ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA?
Approximately 6.4:1 students per teacher at ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA?
At ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA?
ELEMENTAL URBANA DE VEGA ALTA is overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION in Vega Alta Municipio.
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