JUANA A. MENDEZ

JUANA A. MENDEZ is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, one of the schools within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, hosting 282 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 232 students per school, that is 22% bigger than typical.

Within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which oversees 856 schools and 236,079 students, JUANA A. MENDEZ is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, JUANA A. MENDEZ shows that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. Compared to Carolina Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, JUANA A. MENDEZ has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.8:1. The state averages around 9.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Carolina Municipio put the typical household earns roughly $36,958 per year and roughly 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JUANA A. MENDEZ is one of 28 public schools in Carolina Municipio (combined enrollment of about 8,081 students).

LEAP STEAM + MEDICAL SCIENCES ACADEMY OF CAROLINA - ALIANZA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JUANA A. MENDEZ has decreased 41%, going from 474 students in 2018 to 282 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for JUANA A. MENDEZ typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.