MERCEDES ROSADO

Set in NARANJITO, Puerto Rico, MERCEDES ROSADO is a medium-sized middle-grades school, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. It teaches 281 students across grades 6 through 8.

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

In terms of who attends, MERCEDES ROSADO reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). Compared to Naranjito Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 9.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 92% of students at MERCEDES ROSADO qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, Naranjito Municipio reports that the typical household earns roughly $22,156 per year and roughly 50% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MERCEDES ROSADO is one of 11 public schools in Naranjito Municipio (combined enrollment of about 3,206 students).

The closest other public school is FRANCISCO MORALES, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MERCEDES ROSADO has decreased 43%, going from 496 students in 2018 to 281 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 in 2025.

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