MARIA M. SIMMONS DE RIVERA

MARIA M. SIMMONS DE RIVERA is one of the small primary schools in VIEQUES, Puerto Rico, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, with 140 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 232 students each, so MARIA M. SIMMONS DE RIVERA sits 40% leaner than that benchmark.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; MARIA M. SIMMONS DE RIVERA is among them.

Looking at the student body, MARIA M. SIMMONS DE RIVERA shows that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MARIA M. SIMMONS DE RIVERA has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Vieques Municipio) reports that median household income runs about $19,803 and the poverty rate sits near 56%. In all, Vieques Municipio runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 907 students), of which MARIA M. SIMMONS DE RIVERA is one.

MANUELA SANTIAGO COLLAZO is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around MARIA M. SIMMONS DE RIVERA.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 46%: 259 students in 2018 compared to 140 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

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