ISMAEL MALDONADO LUGARO

ISMAEL MALDONADO LUGARO is a compact elementary school in PONCE, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school enrolls 192 students in grades K through 8.

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

Looking at the student body, ISMAEL MALDONADO LUGARO records that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Ponce Municipio as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 9.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Ponce Municipio shows median household earnings sit near $19,877 and roughly 46% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ISMAEL MALDONADO LUGARO is one of 41 public schools in Ponce Municipio (combined enrollment of about 10,054 students).

The closest other public school is ANDRES GRILLASCA SALAS, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ISMAEL MALDONADO LUGARO has decreased 14%, going from 224 students in 2018 to 192 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

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