HATILLO

HATILLO is one of the sizable primary schools in VILLALBA, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, with 433 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 87% above the typical public school in Puerto Rico, which averages around 232 students.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; HATILLO is among them.

On the student-mix side, HATILLO lists that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Villalba Municipio as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, HATILLO has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages around 9.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, census data for Villalba Municipio shows median household earnings sit near $26,286 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 35%. In all, Villalba Municipio runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,828 students), of which HATILLO is one.

The closest other public school is DANIEL SERRANO RIVERA, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. HATILLO's enrollment has rose 7% since 2018, when it stood at 403 (now 433). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the HATILLO community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.