Palca Elementary School
School ID 102967 · Public elementary school · Barangay Palca, Tuao, Cagayan · Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Summary
Palca Elementary School has one teacher for every 16 learners in SY 2024-25, with fewer learners per teacher than at 70% of the division's other public elementary schools. Enrollment fell 7% to 125 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.8%.
It is tied as the 414th largest of 666 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Cagayan. It is one of 163 public schools in the division without internet, while 80% of the 809 that report on internet have it.
Its ratios can be set beside the medians of its division, its region and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 125
- Down 10 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 8
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 8
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 15.6
- Down 1.3 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 19.0
- Learners per classroom
- 15.6
- Down 1.3 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 20.9
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 7% to 125 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.8%.
- Tied as the 414th largest of 666 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Cagayan.
- Each teacher has 16 learners, fewer than at 70% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 16 learners, fewer than at 77% of the 663 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- One of 163 public schools in the division without internet; 80% of the 809 that report on internet have it.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱581,000 is less than at 61% of the 664 other public elementary schools in the division with FY 2025 MOOE. In FY 2024 it was ₱282,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱2,256 for each of the 125 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱2,132 across the 665 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Tuao Voc'L. and Tech'L. School Malummin Annex (1.5 km), Tuao Vocational and Technical School (2.4 km) and Taribubu Integrated School (3.6 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 125 learners, down 10 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| All grades | 60 | 65 | 125 |
- 2 indigenous peoples (IP) learners in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 15.6 learners per teacher is below the Cagayan median of 19.0 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 8 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 0 |
| Learners per teacher | 15.6 |
| Cagayan division median | 19.0 |
| Cagayan Valley median | 19.3 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 6 |
|---|---|
| Master Teacher II | 1 |
| Teacher I | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 15.6 learners per classroom is below the Cagayan median of 20.9 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 8
- 15.6 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 1
- Seats (approximate)
- 90
- 1.4 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 22
- 5.7 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 24
- 24 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 1
- 125.0 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- No
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 3 |
|---|---|
| Male | 3 |
| For persons with disabilities | 1 |
| Shared | 15 |
| All toilets | 22 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Gymnasium
- Offices
- Permanent Perimeter Fence
- Playground
- School Garden
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱581,000, up ₱299,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱262,000 | ₱262,000 |
| 2024 | ₱282,000 | ₱282,000 |
| 2025 | ₱581,000 | ₱581,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 666 elementary schools in the Cagayan division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 15.6 | 19.0 | 30% |
| Learners per classroom | 15.6 | 20.9 | 23% |
| Learners per toilet | 5.7 | 13.2 | 4% |
| Learners per computer | 125.0 | 27.1 | 95% |
Location
Barangay Palca, Tuao, Cagayan
Legislative district: 3rd District
Map point: 17.6843313, 121.4978848
Nearest schools
About this data
Figures for school ID 102967 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked