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SUPERIOR CATALINA MORALES FLORES
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SUPERIOR CATALINA MORALES FLORES
As a large secondary school in MOCA, Puerto Rico, SUPERIOR CATALINA MORALES FLORES caters to 718 students from grades 9 through 12, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Enrollment runs roughly 85% above the state mean of about 389.
PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; SUPERIOR CATALINA MORALES FLORES is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, SUPERIOR CATALINA MORALES FLORES lists that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Compared to Moca Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.2:1 average. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Moca Municipio put the typical household earns roughly $23,586 per year and census figures put the poverty rate at about 44%. In all, Moca Municipio runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,318 students), of which SUPERIOR CATALINA MORALES FLORES is one.
The closest other public school is DR. EFRAIN SANCHEZ HIDALGO MOCA, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUPERIOR CATALINA MORALES FLORES.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
Trend over the last 7 years. SUPERIOR CATALINA MORALES FLORES's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 827 (now 718). Class-load math has tightened: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Moca Municipio at a glance
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