Schools in Echague West, SDO Isabela

By Mark Anthony Llego · Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 3 November 2026

SY 2024-25 data from DepEd as of 25 October 2025

Summary

Echague West has the 30th most learners of the 43 districts in Isabela, and the ninth most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 17 schools held 5,457 learners in SY 2024-25, and its public schools had 163 teachers. Of the learners in its schools, 69% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 31% in private schools (14% nationally).

Enrollment in its schools fell 1.1% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.6%, while private schools grew 2.7%. The most crowded public classrooms are at Dammang East Elementary School, with 59 learners per classroom. Each of the 17 schools is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are split by sector and level.

Schools: 17; No change from SY 2023-24; 12 public, 5 private
Learners: 5,457; Down 58 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 163; Down 3 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 122; Down 5 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

For SY 2024-25 and all schools, whatever is chosen above.

Echague West has the 30th most learners of the 43 districts in Isabela, and the 9th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.6% and private schools grew 2.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 69% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 31% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are School of St. Joseph the Worker (1,136 learners), Echague West Central School (954 learners) and Doña Magdalena Gaffud High School (578 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at School of St. Joseph the Worker (+5%) and fell most at St. Joseph Vineyard Montessori School (−16%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Dammang East Elementary School, with 59 learners per classroom.
Of the 12 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 12 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱9.5 million. Across the 12 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,634 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 5,457 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	5,457
Male	2,879
Female	2,578

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	2,809	646	3,455
Junior High School	711	705	1,416
Senior High School	254	332	586

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	224	191	415
Grade 1	230	202	432
Grade 2	275	224	499
Grade 3	288	240	528
Grade 4	266	259	525
Grade 5	253	194	447
Grade 6	301	308	609
Grade 7	230	226	456
Grade 8	165	139	304
Grade 9	162	157	319
Grade 10	174	163	337
Grade 11	165	149	314
Grade 12	146	126	272
All grades	2,879	2,578	5,457

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	586
All tracks	586

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	57	38	95
Elementary	478	440	918
Junior High School	236	219	455
Senior High School	112	106	218
All	883	803	1,686

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 17 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	12
Private schools	5
All	17

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	13
Kindergarten to Grade 12	2
Junior and senior high	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	12
Sectarian	4
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 163 teachers and 27 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	163
Non-teaching personnel	27
All personnel	190

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	117
Junior High School	33
Senior High School	13
All teachers	163

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners per teacher
Elementary	24.0
Junior High School	21.6
Senior High School	19.5

School resources

SY 2024-25: 122 classrooms and 251 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 122
Seats (approximate): 3,675
Toilets: 251
Functional computers: 211
Faucets: 529; 514 with water

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25: shares of each by level

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25, with learners per resource
Measure	Elementary	Junior High School	Senior High School
Classrooms	86	26	10
Learners per classroom	32.7	27.4	25.4
Seats (approximate)	2,639	659	377
Learners per seat	1.1	1.1	0.7
Toilets	181	52	18
Learners per toilet	15.5	13.7	14.1
Functional computers	109	102	Not reported
Learners per computer	25.8	7.0	Not reported

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With water supply	Without
Elementary	10	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	2	0

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	Grid supply
Elementary	10
Junior High School	2
Senior High School	2

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With internet access	Without
Elementary	10	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	2	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	50
Male	43
Shared	149
For persons with disabilities	9
All toilets	251

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25
Faucets	Number
With water	514
Without water	15
All faucets	529

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	11
Entrance Gate	10
Offices	10
Playground	10
Exit Gate	8
Temporary Perimeter Fence	8
Permanent Perimeter Fence	7
Canteen	6
Covered Court	6
Computer Room	4
Clinic	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Faculty Room	2
Gymnasium	2
Library/Learning Resource Center	2
Museum	2
Paved Pathway	2
Roofing	2
Supply Room	2
Conference Room	1
Home Economic Room	1
Science Laboratory	1
Solar Panel	1
Speech Laboratory	1

List of schools

Every school in Echague West, SDO Isabela in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Echague West, SDO Isabela: 17 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Buneg Elementary School	Public	98	7	5
Dammang East Elementary School	Public	178	8	3
Dammang Malitao Elementary School	Public	232	9	8
Doña Magdalena Gaffud High School	Public	578	26	22
Echague West Central School	Public	954	38	32
First Echague United Methodist School, Inc.	Private	171	Not reported	Not reported
Fugu Elementary School	Public	199	6	5
Garit Elementary School	Public	234	8	8
Gucab Elementary School	Public	296	14	8
Highway Region National High School	Public	387	20	14
Interactive Children Learning School	Private	53	Not reported	Not reported
Maligaya Elementary School	Public	307	12	8
Malitao Elementary School	Public	160	8	4
School of St. Joseph the Worker	Private	1,136	Not reported	Not reported
Soyung Elementary School	Public	151	7	5
St. Dominic Human Development Center, Inc.	Private	151	Not reported	Not reported
St. Joseph Vineyard Montessori School	Private	172	Not reported	Not reported

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

Teachers, classrooms and facilities are for public schools only: DepEd's public report has them for no other schools.

The figures for Echague West, SDO Isabela exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Echague West, SDO Isabela count the schools DepEd placed there that year. Figures come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked

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