MATEO HERNANDEZ

Set in ISABELA, Puerto Rico, MATEO HERNANDEZ is a cozy elementary campus, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. It caters to 197 students across grades K through 5.

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

Demographically, MATEO HERNANDEZ logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That composition is broadly in line with Isabela Municipio as a whole.

Looking at school resources, MATEO HERNANDEZ logs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.2:1, putting MATEO HERNANDEZ higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, census data for Isabela Municipio shows the typical household earns roughly $23,266 per year and roughly 39% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Isabela Municipio's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,185 students), MATEO HERNANDEZ is one campus in the mix.

IRMA DELIZ DE MUNOZ is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

MATEO HERNANDEZ operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 222 students in 2018 compared to 197 in 2025.

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