📍 Carr 115 Km 23 Hm 9 Bo Asomante, Aguada, Aguada Municipio, 00602
Lydia Melendez is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Aguada, Aguada Municipio. The school has 157 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department Of Education school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Lydia Melendez enrolls 157 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 155 | 99% |
| White | 2 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
143 of the school's 157 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 132 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Lydia Melendez is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 4, state house district 18.
Lydia Melendez 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 157 students, Lydia Melendez is smaller than the district average of about 275 students per school.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize