MANUELA SANTIAGO COLLAZO

MANUELA SANTIAGO COLLAZO is a moderately sized primary school in VIEQUES, Puerto Rico, run under PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school teaches 220 students in grades pre-K through 5.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; MANUELA SANTIAGO COLLAZO is among them.

Demographically, MANUELA SANTIAGO COLLAZO records that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MANUELA SANTIAGO COLLAZO has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 9.2:1 average. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Vieques Municipio runs at roughly 81%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Vieques Municipio shows the typical household earns roughly $19,803 per year and roughly 56% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Vieques Municipio's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 907 students), MANUELA SANTIAGO COLLAZO is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: 20 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1988, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around MANUELA SANTIAGO COLLAZO.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 21%: 278 students in 2018 compared to 220 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.