FIDEL LOPEZ COLON

As a mid-sized K-5 school in COROZAL, Puerto Rico, FIDEL LOPEZ COLON educates 337 students from grades K through 5, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Compared to the state average of about 232 students per school, that is 45% bigger than typical.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION runs 856 schools in total, collectively educating 236,079 students. FIDEL LOPEZ COLON is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, FIDEL LOPEZ COLON reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, FIDEL LOPEZ COLON lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.2:1, putting FIDEL LOPEZ COLON higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 88% of students at FIDEL LOPEZ COLON qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Corozal Municipio) logs that median household income runs about $23,797 and roughly 45% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Corozal Municipio's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,053 students), FIDEL LOPEZ COLON is one campus in the mix.

PABLO DAVID BURGOS MARRERO is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

FIDEL LOPEZ COLON operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FIDEL LOPEZ COLON has contracted 31%, going from 489 students in 2018 to 337 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.