ADOLFO GARCIA

ADOLFO GARCIA is a mid-tier elementary-level community in NARANJITO, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school enrolls 315 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 232 students per school, that is 36% bigger than typical.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION runs 856 schools in total, collectively educating 236,079 students. ADOLFO GARCIA is one of those campuses.

On demographics, ADOLFO GARCIA lists that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Naranjito Municipio as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ADOLFO GARCIA logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. The state averages around 9.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at ADOLFO GARCIA qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Naranjito Municipio) shows that median household earnings sit near $22,156 and the poverty rate sits near 50%. ADOLFO GARCIA is one of 11 public schools in Naranjito Municipio (combined enrollment of about 3,206 students).

The closest other public school is INTERMEDIA BO. QUEBRADA ARENAS, roughly 1.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. ADOLFO GARCIA's enrollment has ticked up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 294 (now 315). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the ADOLFO GARCIA community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.