MANUEL ORTIZ SUYA

MANUEL ORTIZ SUYA is a close-knit elementary campus in MAUNABO, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school works with 148 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% smaller than the state mean of about 232.

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

Demographically, MANUEL ORTIZ SUYA lists that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.2:1, putting MANUEL ORTIZ SUYA higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 84% of students at MANUEL ORTIZ SUYA qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Maunabo Municipio) records that median household earnings sit near $18,045 and roughly 50% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maunabo Municipio's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 778 students), MANUEL ORTIZ SUYA is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WILFREDO LAFUENTE ORTIZ, roughly 2.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MANUEL ORTIZ SUYA.

MANUEL ORTIZ SUYA operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 19%: 124 students in 2018 compared to 148 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 8.9:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.