Columbus Elementary School
School ID 129602 · Public elementary school · Barangay Buda, Davao City, Davao del Sur · Davao Region (Region XI)
Summary
Columbus Elementary School in Buda has one teacher for every 34 learners, and more learners per teacher than at 86% of the division's other public elementary schools. With 17 classrooms it has one classroom for every 30 learners, and fewer learners per classroom than at 57% of the 253 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
Enrollment rose 1% to 517 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 1.9%. It has no internet, one of 187 public schools in the division without it, while 57% of the 437 that report on internet have it.
Next on the page, the school's ratios are set against the medians of the division, the region and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 517
- Up 5 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 15
- Up 1 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 17
- Up 1 from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 34.5
- Down 2.1 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 30.1
- Learners per classroom
- 30.4
- Down 1.6 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 32.1
Key findings
- Enrollment rose 1% to 517 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 1.9%.
- Tied as the 122nd largest of 263 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Davao City.
- Each teacher has 34 learners, more than at 86% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 30 learners, fewer than at 57% of the 253 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- One of 187 public schools in the division without internet; 57% of the 437 that report on internet have it.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱888,000 is more than at 51% of the 259 other public elementary schools in the division with FY 2025 MOOE. In FY 2024 it was ₱496,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱959 for each of the 517 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱1,097 across the 259 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Buda National High School (0.5 km), Sinuda National High School (2.9 km) and Marilog High School of Agriculture (4.4 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 517 learners, up 5 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 28 | 46 |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 39 | 78 |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 39 | 84 |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 35 | 78 |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 39 | 90 |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 23 | 53 |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 45 | 88 |
| All grades | 269 | 248 | 517 |
- 54 indigenous peoples (IP) learners in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 34.5 learners per teacher is above the Davao City median of 30.1 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 15 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 1 |
| Learners per teacher | 34.5 |
| Davao City division median | 30.1 |
| Davao Region median | 24.6 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 12 |
|---|---|
| Master Teacher I | 1 |
| Master Teacher II | 1 |
| School Principal I | 1 |
| Teacher II | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 30.4 learners per classroom is below the Davao City median of 32.1 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 17
- 30.4 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 4
- Seats (approximate)
- 508
- 1.0 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 21
- 24.6 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 22
- 22 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 7
- 73.9 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- No
Toilets by type, as a table
| Shared | 21 |
|---|---|
| All toilets | 21 |
Other facilities
- Conference Room
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Home Economic Room
- Library/Learning Resource Center
- Offices
- Paved Pathway
- School Garden
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱888,000, up ₱392,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱482,000 | ₱482,000 |
| 2024 | ₱496,000 | ₱496,000 |
| 2025 | ₱888,000 | ₱888,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 263 elementary schools in the Davao City division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 34.5 | 30.1 | 86% |
| Learners per classroom | 30.4 | 32.1 | 44% |
| Learners per toilet | 24.6 | 28.1 | 39% |
| Learners per computer | 73.9 | 27.8 | 80% |
Location
Barangay Buda, Davao City, Davao del Sur
Legislative district: 3rd District
Map point: 7.516439, 125.236908
Nearest schools
About this data
Figures for school ID 129602 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked