RAMON MARIA TORRES

Located at AVE EMERITO ESTRADA CARRETERA 111, in SAN SEBASTIAN, Puerto Rico, RAMON MARIA TORRES is a heavily attended primary school that enrolls 537 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Enrollment runs roughly 131% larger than the state mean of about 232.

Across the 856 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (236,079 students total), RAMON MARIA TORRES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, RAMON MARIA TORRES shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, RAMON MARIA TORRES has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages around 9.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Sebastián Municipio) reports that median household income runs about $19,920 and roughly 45% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Sebastián Municipio's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,799 students), RAMON MARIA TORRES is one campus in the mix.

AURORA MENDEZ CHARNECO is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. RAMON MARIA TORRES's enrollment has grew 78% since 2018, when it stood at 301 (now 537).

On the community side, members of the RAMON MARIA TORRES community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.