FRANCISCO MENDOZA

Set in ISABELA, Puerto Rico, FRANCISCO MENDOZA is a mid-tier high school, run under PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. It teaches 460 students across grades 9 through 12.

Within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which oversees 856 schools and 236,079 students, FRANCISCO MENDOZA is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, FRANCISCO MENDOZA lists that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Isabela Municipio as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 10.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Isabela Municipio) reports that the typical household earns roughly $23,266 per year and census figures put the poverty rate at about 39%. In all, Isabela Municipio runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,185 students), of which FRANCISCO MENDOZA is one.

Nearest neighbor: IRMA DELIZ DE MUNOZ, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FRANCISCO MENDOZA.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 47%: 868 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.