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LADISLAO MARTINEZ
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LADISLAO MARTINEZ
LADISLAO MARTINEZ operates as an average-sized high school in VEGA ALTA, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Current enrollment sits at 439 students spanning grades 9 through 12.
Within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which oversees 856 schools and 236,079 students, LADISLAO MARTINEZ is one campus in the system.
On demographics, LADISLAO MARTINEZ logs that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, On paper, LADISLAO MARTINEZ has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.2:1, putting LADISLAO MARTINEZ higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 88% of students at LADISLAO MARTINEZ qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Vega Alta Municipio put median household income runs about $25,538 and the poverty rate sits near 39%. Across Vega Alta Municipio's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,887 students), LADISLAO MARTINEZ is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: IGNACIO MIRANDA, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 29%: 619 students in 2018 compared to 439 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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