VICENTE ACEVEDO BALLESTER

Located at CARR 664 KM 1 HM 0 BO MAGUEYES, in BARCELONETA, Puerto Rico, VICENTE ACEVEDO BALLESTER is a mid-tier elementary-level community that works with 285 students (grades K through 8), overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 232 students each, so VICENTE ACEVEDO BALLESTER sits 23% above that benchmark.

VICENTE ACEVEDO BALLESTER is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that works with 236,079 students overall.

In terms of who attends, VICENTE ACEVEDO BALLESTER shows that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Barceloneta Municipio as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, VICENTE ACEVEDO BALLESTER shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.9:1. The state averages around 9.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 89% of students at VICENTE ACEVEDO BALLESTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Barceloneta Municipio indicate the typical household earns roughly $24,508 per year and roughly 41% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Barceloneta Municipio runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,636 students), of which VICENTE ACEVEDO BALLESTER is one.

IMBERY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VICENTE ACEVEDO BALLESTER has shrank 14%, going from 330 students in 2018 to 285 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.