RODULFO DEL VALLE

Located at AVE TITO CASTRO CARR. 14, in PONCE, Puerto Rico, RODULFO DEL VALLE is a cozy primary school that caters to 183 students (grades K through 5), part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 232 students each, so RODULFO DEL VALLE sits 21% smaller than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, RODULFO DEL VALLE lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.2:1, putting RODULFO DEL VALLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 86% of students at RODULFO DEL VALLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Ponce Municipio put median household income runs about $19,877 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 46%. In all, Ponce Municipio runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,054 students), of which RODULFO DEL VALLE is one.

ERNESTO RAMOS ANTONINI PONCE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. RODULFO DEL VALLE's enrollment has ticked down 36% since 2018, when it stood at 287 (now 183). Class-load math has fell: from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 6.8:1 in 2025.

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