Policena Elementary School
School ID 117239 · Public elementary school · Barangay Talaptap, La Castellana, Negros Occidental · Negros Island Region (NIR)
Summary
Enrollment at Policena Elementary School fell 8% to 174 learners in SY 2024-25 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.6%. Each of its eight teachers has 22 learners, fewer learners per teacher than at 61% of the division's other public elementary schools.
The school has no internet, one of 203 public schools in the division without it, while 65% of the 576 that report on internet have it. It has 10 classrooms, one for every 17 learners, fewer learners per classroom than at 86% of the 466 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
For junior high, the nearest public school is La Castellana National High School, 4.6 km away in a straight line. Next on the page, the nearest schools are listed with straight-line distances, and the ratios are set against the medians of the division, the region and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 174
- Down 16 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 8
- Up 1 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 10
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 21.8
- Down 5.3 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 23.6
- Learners per classroom
- 17.4
- Down 1.6 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 24.4
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 8% to 174 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.6%.
- Tied as the 314th largest of 468 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Negros Occidental.
- Each teacher has 22 learners, fewer than at 61% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 17 learners, fewer than at 86% of the 466 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- One of 203 public schools in the division without internet; 65% of the 576 that report on internet have it.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱626,000 is less than at 66% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱316,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱1,816 for each of the 174 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱1,599 across the 468 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are La Castellana National High School (4.6 km), Guinpana-An National High School - Odiong Ext. (5.8 km) and Esteban Jalandoni Farm School (6.9 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 174 learners, down 16 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 20 | 39 |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| All grades | 77 | 97 | 174 |
Teachers and staff
Its 21.8 learners per teacher is below the Negros Occidental median of 23.6 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 8 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 1 |
| Learners per teacher | 21.8 |
| Negros Occidental division median | 23.6 |
| Negros Island Region median | 23.8 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 4 |
|---|---|
| Teacher III | 4 |
| School Principal I | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 17.4 learners per classroom is below the Negros Occidental median of 24.4 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 10
- 17.4 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 4
- Seats (approximate)
- 112
- 1.6 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 17
- 10.2 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 30
- 30 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 1
- 174.0 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- No
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 3 |
|---|---|
| Male | 3 |
| Shared | 11 |
| All toilets | 17 |
Other facilities
- Clinic
- Computer Room
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Home Economic Room
- Library/Learning Resource Center
- Offices
- Permanent Perimeter Fence
- Playground
- School Garden
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱626,000, up ₱310,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱307,000 | ₱307,000 |
| 2024 | ₱316,000 | ₱316,000 |
| 2025 | ₱626,000 | ₱626,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 468 elementary schools in the Negros Occidental division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 21.8 | 23.6 | 39% |
| Learners per classroom | 17.4 | 24.4 | 14% |
| Learners per toilet | 10.2 | 17.2 | 10% |
| Learners per computer | 174.0 | 38.6 | 89% |
Location
Barangay Talaptap, La Castellana, Negros Occidental
Legislative district: 5th District
Map point: 10.2939875, 122.9962017
Nearest schools
About this data
Figures for school ID 117239 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked