DR. HIRAM GONZALEZ

As a mid-tier K-5 school in BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, DR. HIRAM GONZALEZ works with 210 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION runs 856 schools in total, collectively educating 236,079 students. DR. HIRAM GONZALEZ is one of those campuses.

On demographics, DR. HIRAM GONZALEZ shows that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.0:1. The state averages around 9.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bayamón Municipio put median household income runs about $31,354 and roughly 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bayamón Municipio runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,731 students), of which DR. HIRAM GONZALEZ is one.

EPIFANIO FERNANDEZ VANGA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 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 edged down 39%: 342 students in 2018 compared to 210 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 6.0:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.