DR. FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ Y GAETAN

DR. FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ Y GAETAN operates as a tight-knit elementary school in SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Current enrollment sits at 168 students spanning grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 28% below the state mean of about 232.

Within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which oversees 856 schools and 236,079 students, DR. FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ Y GAETAN is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DR. FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ Y GAETAN reports that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. Compared to San Juan Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.0:1. The state averages around 9.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, census data for San Juan Municipio shows median household income runs about $27,992 and roughly 36% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Juan Municipio's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,154 students), DR. FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ Y GAETAN is one campus in the mix.

INSTITUTO LOAIZA CORDERO is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 183 students in 2018 compared to 168 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

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