SANTA ROSA III

SANTA ROSA III is a reasonably sized elementary campus in GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico, one of the schools within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school educates 202 students in grades pre-K through 6.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION runs 856 schools in total, collectively educating 236,079 students. SANTA ROSA III is one of those campuses.

Demographically, SANTA ROSA III reports that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Compared to Guaynabo Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, SANTA ROSA III logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, census data for Guaynabo Municipio shows median household earnings sit near $46,731 and the poverty rate sits near 20%. SANTA ROSA III is one of 12 public schools in Guaynabo Municipio (combined enrollment of about 3,491 students).

The closest other public school is TOMAS C. ONGAY, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SANTA ROSA III.

SANTA ROSA III operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SANTA ROSA III has declined 44%, going from 358 students in 2018 to 202 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for SANTA ROSA III typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.