CONCEPCION MENDEZ CANO

CONCEPCION MENDEZ CANO, a compact primary school in CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, works with 177 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 232 students per school, that is 24% leaner than typical.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; CONCEPCION MENDEZ CANO is among them.

On the student-mix side, CONCEPCION MENDEZ CANO reports that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, CONCEPCION MENDEZ CANO has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, Caguas Municipio reports that median household earnings sit near $31,379 and the poverty rate sits near 34%. Across Caguas Municipio's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,277 students), CONCEPCION MENDEZ CANO is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HAYDEE CABALLERO, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CONCEPCION MENDEZ CANO has contracted 15%, going from 209 students in 2018 to 177 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

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