MARIA I. DONES

MARIA I. DONES is an elementary school of tight-knit scale in FAJARDO, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, works with 133 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 43% below the state mean of about 232.

Within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which oversees 856 schools and 236,079 students, MARIA I. DONES is one campus in the system.

On demographics, MARIA I. DONES shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That composition is broadly in line with Fajardo Municipio as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Fajardo Municipio (around 86%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Fajardo Municipio put the typical household earns roughly $25,563 per year and the poverty rate sits near 40%. In all, Fajardo Municipio runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,551 students), of which MARIA I. DONES is one.

ANA DELIA FLORES SANTANA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARIA I. DONES has edged up 99%, going from 67 students in 2018 to 133 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for MARIA I. DONES typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.