Enrollment
304
Combined
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 286
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 720003000659
MANUEL A. BARRETO
CALLE PILAR DEFILLO, MAYAGUEZ, PR 00680 · (787) 832-3046 · Mayagüez Municipio
GRADES KG–11COMBINED13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 8.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
275 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 86%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 74% smaller than its 8th grade class (68).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Schools most like MANUEL A. BARRETO
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANUEL A. BARRETO this school | 304 | 90.5% | N/A |
| GEORGINA BAQUERO CANOVANAS | 219 | 89.5% | N/A |
| DR. ARTURO MORALES CARRION SAN JUAN | 273 | 89.7% | N/A |
| RAMON PEREZ PURCELL PENUELAS | 264 | 88.6% | N/A |
| JUAN ANTONIO CORRETJER SAN JUAN SAN JUAN | 457 | 89.7% | N/A |
| RAFAEL PONT FLORES AIBONITO | 525 | 90.3% | N/A |
Matched among Puerto Rico K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
304
-139 (-31%) vs 2020
-49% since 2000-01, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 304 | 41 | 7.4:1 | 90% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 39 | 8.7:1 | 91% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 38 | 10.3:1 | 91% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 37 | 12.0:1 | 93% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 235 | 17 | 13.8:1 | 90% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 18 | 13.1:1 | 89% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 92% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 53% (316) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MANUEL A. BARRETO.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (235 to 304); teachers up 141% (17 to 41).
About MANUEL A. BARRETO
A mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels in MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico, MANUEL A. BARRETO is part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. It reports enrollment of 304 students in kindergarten through 11.
PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION has 856 schools; together they serve 236,079 students.
Hispanic students are 100% of those enrolled at MANUEL A. BARRETO. That is in line with Mayagüez Municipio, where about 99% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 0, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 41 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 7.4:1. Combined schools in Puerto Rico average 8.5:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here. MANUEL A. BARRETO has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 90%. The average for public schools in Mayagüez Municipio is similar, at 88%.
The school is in Mayagüez Municipio, where median household income comes to about $18,295 and about 46% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mayagüez Municipio counts 16 public schools with about 4,204 students.
MANUEL A. BARRETO's closest public school neighbor is EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS MAYAGUEZ, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of MANUEL A. BARRETO, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for MANUEL A. BARRETO is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 304 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 443. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.0:1 in 2020-21 to 7.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Mayagüez Municipio at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,828
Census ACS
Median income
$18,295
Household, ACS
Poverty rate
46%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,204 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARDHigh · 1,323 students
- SUPERIOR VOCACIONAL DE ARECIBOHigh · 1,120 students
- SUPERIOR OCUPACIONAL Y TECNICA DE YAUCOHigh · 1,037 students
- DRA. MARIA SOCORRO LACOTHigh · 927 students
- DR PEDRO PEREA FAJARDOHigh · 888 students
- MANUEL MENDEZ LICIAGAHigh · 886 students
Other schools in MAYAGUEZ
- DR PEDRO PEREA FAJARDOHigh · 888 students
- EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS MAYAGUEZHigh · 486 students
- ELPIDIO H. RIVERAElementary · 408 students
- ESTEBAN ROSADO BAEZElementary · 284 students
- JOSE GAUTIER BENITEZ MAYAGUEZElementary · 259 students
- LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA MAYAGUEZElementary · 235 students
Nearby schools
- EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS MAYAGUEZ0.2 mi · 486
- DR PEDRO PEREA FAJARDO0.6 mi · 888
- MARIANO RIERA PALMER0.6 mi · 191
- MARIA DOLORES FARIA0.6 mi · 235
- SEGUNDO RUIZ BELVIS MAYAGUEZ0.8 mi · 156
- LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA MAYAGUEZ0.8 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About MANUEL A. BARRETOHow many students attend MANUEL A. BARRETO?
MANUEL A. BARRETO enrolls approximately 304 students in grades KG-11.
What age range does MANUEL A. BARRETO serve?
MANUEL A. BARRETO serves students from grade KG through grade 11.
How many teachers does MANUEL A. BARRETO have?
MANUEL A. BARRETO employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.4:1.
What is the student diversity at MANUEL A. BARRETO?
Student demographics at MANUEL A. BARRETO are roughly 100% Hispanic.
What district is MANUEL A. BARRETO in?
MANUEL A. BARRETO is part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
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