SEBASTIAN PABON ALVES

Set in CABO ROJO, Puerto Rico, SEBASTIAN PABON ALVES is a rural-scale elementary school, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. It enrolls 56 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 76% smaller than the typical public school in Puerto Rico, which averages around 232 students.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; SEBASTIAN PABON ALVES is among them.

In terms of who attends, SEBASTIAN PABON ALVES reports that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 9.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cabo Rojo Municipio) records that median household earnings sit near $26,408 and the poverty rate sits near 34%. Across Cabo Rojo Municipio's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,593 students), SEBASTIAN PABON ALVES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CARMEN VIGNALS ROSARIO, roughly 3.4 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SEBASTIAN PABON ALVES has decreased 69%, going from 179 students in 2018 to 56 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 5.1:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.