INES MARIA MENDOZA CAGUAS

INES MARIA MENDOZA CAGUAS is a K-5 school of intimate scale in CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, one of the schools within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, caters to 121 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 232 students each, so INES MARIA MENDOZA CAGUAS sits 48% smaller than that benchmark.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION runs 856 schools in total, collectively educating 236,079 students. INES MARIA MENDOZA CAGUAS is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, INES MARIA MENDOZA CAGUAS shows that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 4% White. Compared to Caguas Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.2:1, putting INES MARIA MENDOZA CAGUAS tighter than the state norm the norm. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Caguas Municipio put the typical household earns roughly $31,379 per year and census figures put the poverty rate at about 34%. INES MARIA MENDOZA CAGUAS is one of 32 public schools in Caguas Municipio (combined enrollment of about 7,277 students).

The closest other public school is JOSE MERCADO, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 45%: 221 students in 2018 compared to 121 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 100% to 96%. Class-load math has fell: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.