FRANCISCO LOPEZ CRUZ

FRANCISCO LOPEZ CRUZ is one of the average-sized unified-grade schools in NARANJITO, Puerto Rico, one of the schools within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, with 338 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12.

Across the 856 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (236,079 students total), FRANCISCO LOPEZ CRUZ accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, FRANCISCO LOPEZ CRUZ lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That composition is broadly in line with Naranjito Municipio as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, FRANCISCO LOPEZ CRUZ has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.5:1, putting FRANCISCO LOPEZ CRUZ tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Naranjito Municipio indicate the typical household earns roughly $22,156 per year and census figures put the poverty rate at about 50%. In all, Naranjito Municipio runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,206 students), of which FRANCISCO LOPEZ CRUZ is one.

RUBEN RODRIGUEZ FIGUEROA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FRANCISCO LOPEZ CRUZ has ticked down 4%, going from 353 students in 2018 to 338 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.