📍 Carr 861 Km 5.9 Bo Pinas, Toa Alta, Toa Alta Municipio, 00953
Manuel Velilla is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Toa Alta, Toa Alta Municipio. The school has 298 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department Of Education school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Manuel Velilla enrolls 298 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 297 | 100% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 298 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 252 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Manuel Velilla is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PR At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 2, state house district 9.
Manuel Velilla is one of 858 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, based in HATO REY, Puerto Rico. The district serves 235,819 students district-wide and employs 24,096 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 298 students, Manuel Velilla is close to the district average of about 275 students per school.
Setting: Suburb - Large