MANUEL GONZALEZ MELO

Located at CARR 115 KM 9 HM 0 BO CANVALACHE, in RINCON, Puerto Rico, MANUEL GONZALEZ MELO is an expansive K-5 school that educates 529 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Enrollment runs roughly 128% bigger than the state mean of about 232.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION runs 856 schools in total, collectively educating 236,079 students. MANUEL GONZALEZ MELO is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, MANUEL GONZALEZ MELO logs that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Rincón Municipio as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.2:1, putting MANUEL GONZALEZ MELO higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 88% of students at MANUEL GONZALEZ MELO qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, census data for Rincón Municipio shows median household earnings sit near $24,447 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 43%. MANUEL GONZALEZ MELO is one of 3 public schools in Rincón Municipio (combined enrollment of about 1,057 students).

MANUEL GARCIA PEREZ is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. MANUEL GONZALEZ MELO's enrollment has rose 24% since 2018, when it stood at 428 (now 529). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for MANUEL GONZALEZ MELO typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.