FELIX SANCHEZ CRUZ

FELIX SANCHEZ CRUZ is an elementary campus of moderately sized scale in RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, serveing 268 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which oversees 856 schools and 236,079 students, FELIX SANCHEZ CRUZ is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, FELIX SANCHEZ CRUZ records that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Río Grande Municipio as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, FELIX SANCHEZ CRUZ has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Río Grande Municipio indicate median household earnings sit near $28,943 and the poverty rate sits near 31%. In all, Río Grande Municipio runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,554 students), of which FELIX SANCHEZ CRUZ is one.

CARMEN FELICIANO CARRERA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FELIX SANCHEZ CRUZ has edged down 21%, going from 340 students in 2018 to 268 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.