JULIO V. GUZMAN

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in SAN GERMAN, Puerto Rico, JULIO V. GUZMAN works with 315 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. That puts it 36% bigger than the typical public school in Puerto Rico, which averages around 232 students.

JULIO V. GUZMAN is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that instructs 236,079 students overall.

Demographically, JULIO V. GUZMAN records that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with San Germán Municipio as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 89% of students at JULIO V. GUZMAN qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, the surrounding county (San Germán Municipio) reports that median household earnings sit near $18,317 and roughly 44% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JULIO V. GUZMAN is one of 9 public schools in San Germán Municipio (combined enrollment of about 2,312 students).

Nearest neighbor: HENRY W. LONGFELLOW, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JULIO V. GUZMAN.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JULIO V. GUZMAN has contracted 28%, going from 436 students in 2018 to 315 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.