JUAN DE DIOS QUINONES

Located at CARR 125 KM 9 HM 7 BO VOLADORA, in MOCA, Puerto Rico, JUAN DE DIOS QUINONES is a compact elementary school that works with 196 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; JUAN DE DIOS QUINONES is among them.

On demographics, JUAN DE DIOS QUINONES shows that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Moca Municipio put median household earnings sit near $23,586 and the poverty rate sits near 44%. JUAN DE DIOS QUINONES is one of 8 public schools in Moca Municipio (combined enrollment of about 2,318 students).

Nearest neighbor: MARCELINO RODRIGUEZ ROMAN, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JUAN DE DIOS QUINONES has fell 32%, going from 289 students in 2018 to 196 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the JUAN DE DIOS QUINONES community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.