Pedro Buca MES (Pualas ES)
School ID 127231 · Public elementary school · Barangay Pualas, Tubod (Capital), Lanao del Norte · Northern Mindanao (Region X)
Summary
Pedro Buca MES (Pualas ES) had 240 learners in SY 2024-25, taught by seven teachers in eight classrooms. Its ratio is one teacher for every 34 learners, more learners per teacher than at 92% of the division's other public elementary schools, and the page carries a review note on this figure. Each of its eight classrooms has 30 learners, fewer learners per classroom than at 54% of the 272 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms, and this figure carries a review note too.
Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱672,000 is more than at 65% of the division's other public elementary schools, and in FY 2024 it was ₱365,000. For junior high, the nearest public school is Teofila C. Quibranza National High School (New Pualas NHS), 0.6 km away in a straight line.
Next, the page sets these ratios against the medians of its division, its region and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 240
- Down 7 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 7
- Down 1 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 8
- Down 2 from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 34.3
- Up 3.4 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 24.8
- Learners per classroom
- 30.0
- Up 5.3 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 31.3
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 3% to 240 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 1.6%. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Tied as the 104th largest of 299 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Lanao del Norte. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Each teacher has 34 learners, more than at 92% of the division's other public elementary schools. See the notes on DepEd's figures
- Each classroom has 30 learners, fewer than at 54% of the 272 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms. See the notes on DepEd's figures
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱672,000 is more than at 65% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱365,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱1,521 for each of the 240 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱1,957 across the 297 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners. See the note on DepEd's figures
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Teofila C. Quibranza National High School (New Pualas NHS) (0.6 km), Sergio P. Cerujales, Jr. National High School (3.2 km) and Lanao Del Norte Provincial Science and Technology High School (Former Malingao National High School (Annex New Pualas NHS) (3.8 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 240 learners, down 7 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 23 | 37 |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 20 | 36 |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 23 | 49 |
| All grades | 115 | 125 | 240 |
Teachers and staff
Its 34.3 learners per teacher is above the Lanao del Norte median of 24.8 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 7 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 1 |
| Learners per teacher | 34.3 |
| Lanao del Norte division median | 24.8 |
| Northern Mindanao median | 23.1 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 3 |
|---|---|
| Teacher I | 2 |
| Master Teacher I | 1 |
| School Principal I | 1 |
| Teacher II | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 30.0 learners per classroom is below the Lanao del Norte median of 31.3 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 8
- 30.0 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 5
- Seats (approximate)
- 15
- 16.0 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 6
- 40.0 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 25
- 25 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 36
- 6.7 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 1 |
|---|---|
| Shared | 5 |
| All toilets | 6 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Faculty Room
- Library/Learning Resource Center
- Paved Pathway
- Permanent Perimeter Fence
- Playground
- School Garden
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱672,000, up ₱307,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱330,000 | ₱330,000 |
| 2024 | ₱365,000 | ₱365,000 |
| 2025 | ₱672,000 | ₱672,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 299 elementary schools in the Lanao del Norte division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 34.3 | 24.8 | 92% |
| Learners per classroom | 30.0 | 31.3 | 46% |
| Learners per toilet | 40.0 | 26.6 | 68% |
| Learners per computer | 6.7 | 31.1 | 8% |
Location
Barangay Pualas, Tubod (Capital), Lanao del Norte
Legislative district: 1st District
Map point: 7.998386, 123.8405724
Nearest schools
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- One or more resources (teachers, rooms, seats or toilets) are far from what is typical for a school this size.
- A figure changed unusually much between SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25.
Figures for school ID 127231 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked