WILFREDO LAFUENTE ORTIZ

Located at CARR 750 BO ATALANTE, in MAUNABO, Puerto Rico, WILFREDO LAFUENTE ORTIZ is a small all-grades campus that enrolls 166 students (grades K through 10), overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Enrollment runs roughly 42% smaller than the state mean of about 286.

WILFREDO LAFUENTE ORTIZ is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that enrolls 236,079 students overall.

Looking at the student body, WILFREDO LAFUENTE ORTIZ reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, WILFREDO LAFUENTE ORTIZ shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.6:1. The state averages around 8.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, Maunabo Municipio reports that the typical household earns roughly $18,045 per year and roughly 50% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maunabo Municipio runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 778 students), of which WILFREDO LAFUENTE ORTIZ is one.

ALFONSO CASTA MARTINEZ is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WILFREDO LAFUENTE ORTIZ.

WILFREDO LAFUENTE ORTIZ operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILFREDO LAFUENTE ORTIZ has fell 41%, going from 283 students in 2018 to 166 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 6.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.