MANUEL A. PEREZ

MANUEL A. PEREZ, a mid-sized primary school in SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, works with 269 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

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

On demographics, MANUEL A. PEREZ lists that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MANUEL A. PEREZ has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, census data for San Juan Municipio shows median household earnings sit near $27,992 and roughly 36% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Juan Municipio's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,154 students), MANUEL A. PEREZ is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JUAN RAMON JIMENEZ SAN JUAN, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. MANUEL A. PEREZ's enrollment has shrank 34% since 2018, when it stood at 408 (now 269). Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

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