GEORGE WASHINGTON

GEORGE WASHINGTON, an intimate elementary-level community in LARES, Puerto Rico, run under PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, serves 143 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 232 students each, so GEORGE WASHINGTON sits 38% smaller than that benchmark.

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

Looking at the student body, GEORGE WASHINGTON reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). That composition is broadly in line with Lares Municipio as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 88% 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, ACS estimates for Lares Municipio put median household income runs about $18,917 and the poverty rate sits near 54%. Across Lares Municipio's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,739 students), GEORGE WASHINGTON is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DANIEL VELEZ SOTO, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GEORGE WASHINGTON has contracted 19%, going from 177 students in 2018 to 143 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the GEORGE WASHINGTON community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.