Original Research by School Decision on Rvdo. Felix Castro Rodriguez
Reverendo Félix Castro Rodríguez is a public middle school in Carolina, Puerto Rico, serving grades six through eight. It operates under the Puerto Rico Department of Education, the island-wide public school system. The school sits near the end of Calle 612 on Avenida Campo Rico, placing it inland from Carolina's coastal resort corridor and closer to the municipality's residential interior.
Carolina itself is a substantial municipality within the San Juan metropolitan area, known for blending residential life with commercial activity and tourism. The Isla Verde district along the coast holds major resort hotels and the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, Puerto Rico's main gateway. Inland, Plaza Carolina is one of the territory's largest shopping malls, and pharmaceutical manufacturing contributes to the local economy. The municipality has experienced a steady population decline over recent decades, and Hurricane Maria caused widespread damage, including flooding from the Río Grande de Loíza that left homes uninhabitable. Civic and recreational anchors include the Roberto Clemente Sports City, Roberto Clemente Stadium, the Coliseo Guillermo Angulo, Julia de Burgos Park, El Museo del Niño, and the Balneario de Carolina public beach. The Teodoro Moscoso Bridge connects Carolina to San Juan. Downtown Carolina hosts periodic street-life events such as Jazz Night and an Artisans' Market, while the built environment is generally flat in the north with elevation rising toward the south.
The school's enrollment is modest for a middle school, with students distributed fairly evenly across the three grade levels. The student body is entirely Hispanic, consistent with the broader population of Puerto Rico's public schools. A very large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, reflecting substantial economic need in the surrounding community. Data on English learner status and individualized education program participation was not available in the provided records, so those dimensions of the student population cannot be described here.
Academic performance data was not available. No state assessment results, proficiency summaries, or multi-year trend information appeared in the records provided. Because this is a middle school serving only grades six through eight, graduation rate does not apply to this institution. Civil-rights data, including discipline and course-access indicators, was also absent. Without assessment figures, a parent would need to contact the school directly to understand how students are performing and what academic supports are in place.
Information on specific programs, staffing levels, attendance patterns, and school environment was not provided. The school is not a charter school. Its Title I status, magnet status, and locale classification were not specified in the data. No comparison fact-set positioning this school among its neighbors was available.
The Puerto Rico Department of Education, which operates this school, is a single island-wide district. Publicly available search results yielded limited parent-relevant information about recent district-level changes or initiatives, so there is little to report on that front.
What the available picture does show is a small, community-oriented middle school in a municipality with a mixed economy, strong civic infrastructure, and a declining population. Families considering this school would benefit from asking directly about academic outcomes, available programs, class sizes, and student support services, since the provided data does not extend into those areas.
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