Schools in San Mateo South, 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

Private schools hold 35% of the learners in San Mateo South's schools, against 14% nationally, while public schools hold 65%, against 85% nationally. Enrollment in its schools fell 3.5% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 6.5%, while private schools grew 2.8%.

In SY 2024-25 its 19 schools held 6,686 learners and 200 public teachers. Of the 43 districts in Isabela, it has the 17th most learners and the 23rd most learners per teacher in public schools. All 14 reporting public schools have electricity, water and internet. The school list that follows gives learners, teachers and classrooms for each school here, and the charts and tables break the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 19; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 14 public, 5 private
Learners: 6,686; Down 239 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 200; Up 8 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 194; Up 2 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

San Mateo South has the 17th most learners of the 43 districts in Isabela, and the 23rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 6.5% and private schools grew 2.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 65% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 35% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Eveland Christian College (1,897 learners), San Mateo East Central School (976 learners) and Sinamar Norte Elementary School (393 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Villa Cruz Elementary School (+6%) and fell most at San Mateo General Comprehensive High School (−20%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at San Mateo General Comprehensive High School, with 33 learners per classroom.
Of the 14 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 14 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱11.3 million. Across the 14 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,649 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 6,686 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	6,686
Male	3,400
Female	3,286

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	3,190	652	3,842
Junior High School	892	901	1,793
Senior High School	293	758	1,051

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	242	213	455
Grade 1	301	247	548
Grade 2	258	229	487
Grade 3	292	270	562
Grade 4	314	262	576
Grade 5	245	227	472
Grade 6	334	349	683
Grade 7	241	262	503
Grade 8	196	175	371
Grade 9	222	228	450
Grade 10	227	242	469
Grade 11	244	260	504
Grade 12	252	295	547
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	32	27	59
All grades	3,400	3,286	6,686

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,051
All tracks	1,051

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Total
Kindergarten	2	2
Elementary	1	1
All	3	3

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	9	6	15
Junior High School	4	8	12
Senior High School	6	4	10
All	19	18	37

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	0	1	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 19 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	14
Private schools	5
All	19

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	16
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	14
Sectarian	3
Non-sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 200 teachers and 34 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	200
Non-teaching personnel	34
All personnel	234

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	150
Junior High School	41
Senior High School	9
All teachers	200

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	21.3
Junior High School	21.8
Senior High School	32.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 194 classrooms and 274 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 194
Seats (approximate): 4,276
Toilets: 274
Functional computers: 293
Faucets: 754; 726 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	159	26	9
Learners per classroom	20.1	34.3	32.6
Seats (approximate)	3,237	633	406
Learners per seat	1.0	1.4	0.7
Toilets	224	39	11
Learners per toilet	14.2	22.9	26.6
Functional computers	131	106	56
Learners per computer	24.4	8.4	5.2

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	12	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	12
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	12	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	39
Male	38
Shared	189
For persons with disabilities	8
All toilets	274

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	726
Without water	28
All faucets	754

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	14
Exit Gate	14
Offices	14
Covered Court	13
Playground	13
School Garden	13
Computer Room	11
Permanent Perimeter Fence	11
Canteen	7
Home Economic Room	6
Library/Learning Resource Center	6
Clinic	5
Faculty Room	3
Museum	3
Temporary Perimeter Fence	3
Conference Room	2
Paved Pathway	2
Roofing	2
Supply Room	2
Industrial Arts Room	1
Science Laboratory	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in San Mateo South, SDO Isabela in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in San Mateo South, SDO Isabela: 20 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bacarrena Adventist Elementary School	Private	74	Not reported	Not reported
Dagupan Elementary School	Public	118	8	7
Estrella Elementary School	Public	116	8	10
Estrella-Bella Luz Elementary School	Public	157	8	8
Eveland Christian College	Private	1,897	Not reported	Not reported
Golden Values Learning Center	Private	19	Not reported	Not reported
Mary Shine of Saint Matthew School, Inc.	Private	174	Not reported	Not reported
San Manuel Elementary School	Public	140	9	6
San Marcos Elementary School	Public	211	8	9
San Mateo East Central School	Public	976	43	44
San Mateo General Comprehensive High School	Public	362	18	11
San Mateo National High School	Public	823	32	24
San Mateo West Central School	Public	302	13	15
Sinamar Norte Ecumenical Learning Center Inc.	Private	83	Not reported	Not reported
Sinamar Norte Elementary School	Public	393	16	18
Sinamar Sur Dumag Elementary School	Public	213	9	13
Villa Cruz Elementary School	Public	163	9	9
Villa Fuerte Elementary School	Public	279	11	12
Villa Magat Elementary School	Public	122	8	8
Wonder Years Montessori Center	Private	83	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 San Mateo South, SDO Isabela exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for San Mateo South, 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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