ELEMENTAL URBANA SALINAS

As a small elementary-level community in SALINAS, Puerto Rico, ELEMENTAL URBANA SALINAS instructs 183 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. That puts it 21% below the typical public school in Puerto Rico, which averages around 232 students.

ELEMENTAL URBANA SALINAS is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that enrolls 236,079 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ELEMENTAL URBANA SALINAS lists that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. Compared to Salinas Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 9.2:1 average. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Salinas Municipio put median household income runs about $21,901 and roughly 43% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Salinas Municipio runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,140 students), of which ELEMENTAL URBANA SALINAS is one.

The closest other public school is SUPERIOR URBANA DE SALINAS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 37%: 291 students in 2018 compared to 183 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 6.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.