Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 232
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 720003000145
MARIA C. SANTIAGO
CARR 172 KM 1 HM 5 BO. NARANJO SECTOR SABANA, COMERIO, PR 00782 · (787) 875-3613 · Comerío Municipio
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
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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
7.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 9.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
205 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 86%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 9 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 15% |
Student demographics
3%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 MARIA C. SANTIAGO
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA C. SANTIAGO this school | 227 | 90.3% | N/A |
| DEMETRIO RIVERA COROZAL | 229 | 88.6% | N/A |
| JOAQUIN VAZQUEZ CRUZ CAMUY | 278 | 87.4% | N/A |
| BAYAMONCITO AGUAS BUENAS | 204 | 86.3% | N/A |
| DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE ARECIBO | 471 | 90.0% | N/A |
| LUIS RODRIGUEZ CABRERO SAN JUAN | 146 | 90.4% | N/A |
Matched among Puerto Rico elementary 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
227
-76 (-25%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 227 | 30 | 7.6:1 | 90% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 32 | 8.3:1 | 91% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 27 | 10.0:1 | 91% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 29 | 10.4:1 | 93% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 91% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 24 | 11.1:1 | 89% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 27 | 9.6:1 | 92% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 342 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 66% (226) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARIA C. SANTIAGO.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (311 to 227); teachers up 36% (22 to 30).
About MARIA C. SANTIAGO
MARIA C. SANTIAGO is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in COMERIO, Puerto Rico. The school has 227 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 8.
PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is the district for MARIA C. SANTIAGO. It has 856 schools and 236,079 students.
Hispanic students are 99% of those enrolled at MARIA C. SANTIAGO. That is in line with Comerío Municipio, where about 100% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 3, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 30 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 7.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Puerto Rico, 9.2:1, is higher. Roughly 90% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
In the surrounding county, Comerío Municipio, the median household earns about $17,134 a year and about 49% of people live in poverty. Counting MARIA C. SANTIAGO, Comerío Municipio has 9 public schools.
MARIA C. SANTIAGO's nearest public school is INES MARIA MENDOZA DE MUNOZ MARIN (about 1.0 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of MARIA C. SANTIAGO.
For locale, NCES codes MARIA C. SANTIAGO as Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 303 students in 2020-21 to 227 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (7.6:1) than in 2020-21 (10.4:1).
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Comerío Municipio at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,711
Census ACS
Median income
$17,134
Household, ACS
Poverty rate
49%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,917 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 COMERIO
- RAMON ALEJANDRO AYALAElementary · 377 students
- ANTOLIN SANTOS NEGRONHigh · 342 students
- JUANA COLONHigh · 279 students
- INES MARIA MENDOZA DE MUNOZ MARINElementary · 194 students
- OSCAR PORRATA DORIAElementary · 170 students
- CLAUDIO FERRER COTTOElementary · 123 students
Nearby schools
- INES MARIA MENDOZA DE MUNOZ MARIN1.0 mi · 194
- JUANA COLON1.1 mi · 279
- ANTOLIN SANTOS NEGRON1.6 mi · 342
- LUIS MUNOZ MARIN COMERIO1.7 mi · 108
- MANUEL CRUZ MACEIRA - BEISBOL1.8 mi · 97
- ERNESTO VICENTE CARATTINI2.3 mi · 122
Frequently asked questions
About MARIA C. SANTIAGOHow many students attend MARIA C. SANTIAGO?
MARIA C. SANTIAGO enrolls approximately 227 students in grades KG-08.
Is MARIA C. SANTIAGO an elementary, middle, or high school?
MARIA C. SANTIAGO is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARIA C. SANTIAGO?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARIA C. SANTIAGO is approximately 7.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MARIA C. SANTIAGO?
Student demographics at MARIA C. SANTIAGO are roughly 99% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is MARIA C. SANTIAGO in?
MARIA C. SANTIAGO is part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.