FELIX GARAY ORTIZ

FELIX GARAY ORTIZ is a cozy K-5 school in SALINAS, Puerto Rico, one of the schools within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school works with 172 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 232 students each, so FELIX GARAY ORTIZ sits 26% smaller than that benchmark.

FELIX GARAY ORTIZ is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that enrolls 236,079 students overall.

Demographically, FELIX GARAY ORTIZ lists that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Salinas Municipio indicate median household earnings sit near $21,901 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 43%. Across Salinas Municipio's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,140 students), FELIX GARAY ORTIZ is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ANTONIO LEDEE COLON, around 1.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FELIX GARAY ORTIZ has shrank 12%, going from 195 students in 2018 to 172 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for FELIX GARAY ORTIZ typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.