HECTOR I. RIVERA

As a mid-sized primary school in ADJUNTAS, Puerto Rico, HECTOR I. RIVERA caters to 223 students from grades K through 8, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; HECTOR I. RIVERA is among them.

In terms of who attends, HECTOR I. RIVERA reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). Compared to Adjuntas Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 9.2:1 average. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, census data for Adjuntas Municipio shows median household income runs about $19,549 and the poverty rate sits near 58%. In all, Adjuntas Municipio runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,441 students), of which HECTOR I. RIVERA is one.

The closest other public school is GABRIELA MISTRAL LARES, roughly 2.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. HECTOR I. RIVERA's enrollment has contracted 19% since 2018, when it stood at 275 (now 223). Class-load math has fell: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.