JOSE SANTOS QUINONES

JOSE SANTOS QUINONES is a modestly sized middle-grades school in CANOVANAS, Puerto Rico, run under PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school serves 121 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 242 students each, so JOSE SANTOS QUINONES sits 50% leaner than that benchmark.

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

On demographics, JOSE SANTOS QUINONES lists that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Canóvanas Municipio as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, JOSE SANTOS QUINONES records 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.6:1. The state averages around 9.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 92% of students at JOSE SANTOS QUINONES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Canóvanas Municipio) shows that the typical household earns roughly $29,642 per year and the poverty rate sits near 30%. In all, Canóvanas Municipio runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,525 students), of which JOSE SANTOS QUINONES is one.

Nearest neighbor: VOCACIONAL WILLIAM RIVERA BETANCOURT, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

JOSE SANTOS QUINONES operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. JOSE SANTOS QUINONES's enrollment has edged down 53% since 2018, when it stood at 255 (now 121). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.