MAXIMINO A. SALAS

Set in SAN SEBASTIAN, Puerto Rico, MAXIMINO A. SALAS is an average-sized K-5 school, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. It hosts 230 students across grades pre-K through 8.

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

Demographically, MAXIMINO A. SALAS lists that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That composition is broadly in line with San Sebastián Municipio as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for San Sebastián Municipio indicate the typical household earns roughly $19,920 per year and census figures put the poverty rate at about 45%. Across San Sebastián Municipio's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,799 students), MAXIMINO A. SALAS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: AUREA FUENTES MENDEZ, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 28%: 319 students in 2018 compared to 230 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.

On this page, members of the MAXIMINO A. SALAS community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.