RAMON MARIN

Located at AVE LAS AMERICAS, in PONCE, Puerto Rico, RAMON MARIN is a tight-knit unified-grade school that educates 170 students (grades pre-K through 12), operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. That puts it 41% below the typical public school in Puerto Rico, which averages around 286 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, RAMON MARIN lists that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, RAMON MARIN has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.5:1. The state averages around 8.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 63% of students at RAMON MARIN qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ponce Municipio runs at roughly 88%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ponce Municipio indicate median household earnings sit near $19,877 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 46%. Across Ponce Municipio's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,054 students), RAMON MARIN is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ANDRES GRILLASCA SALAS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. RAMON MARIN's enrollment has declined 3% since 2018, when it stood at 176 (now 170).

On the community side, members of the RAMON MARIN community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.