HERMINIO W. SANTAELLA

Located at CARR 14 BO LOS LLANOS, in COAMO, Puerto Rico, HERMINIO W. SANTAELLA is a tight-knit middle school that works with 185 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Enrollment runs roughly 24% smaller than the state mean of about 242.

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

Looking at the student body, HERMINIO W. SANTAELLA lists that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.9:1, putting HERMINIO W. SANTAELLA higher than the state norm the norm. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Coamo Municipio put median household income runs about $22,045 and roughly 44% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HERMINIO W. SANTAELLA is one of 13 public schools in Coamo Municipio (combined enrollment of about 3,528 students).

Nearest neighbor: SUSANA RIVERA, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HERMINIO W. SANTAELLA.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 26%: 249 students in 2018 compared to 185 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for HERMINIO W. SANTAELLA typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.