JOAQUIN PARRILLA

Set in PATILLAS, Puerto Rico, JOAQUIN PARRILLA is a mid-tier elementary campus, run under PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. It instructs 237 students across grades K through 8.

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

Demographically, JOAQUIN PARRILLA reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). Compared to Patillas Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 9.2:1 average. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, Patillas Municipio reports that median household income runs about $24,396 and the poverty rate sits near 46%. Across Patillas Municipio's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,302 students), JOAQUIN PARRILLA is one campus in the mix.

MARIA DAVILA SEMIDEY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. JOAQUIN PARRILLA's enrollment has rose 6% since 2018, when it stood at 224 (now 237). Class-load math has tightened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.