Doña Mercedes Montilla Elementary School
School ID 117261 · Public elementary school · Barangay 1 (Pob.), Moises Padilla (Magallon), Negros Occidental · Negros Island Region (NIR)
Summary
Doña Mercedes Montilla Elementary School had 224 learners in SY 2024-25, after enrollment fell 7% from SY 2023-24 while the division's public schools fell 3.6%. It has one teacher for every 25 learners, more learners per teacher than at 59% of the division's other public elementary schools. Each classroom has 20 learners, fewer learners per classroom than at 73% of the 466 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱667,000 is less than at 55% of the division's other public elementary schools, against ₱409,000 in FY 2024. For junior high, the nearest public school is Guinpana-An National High School - Odiong Ext., 2.2 km in a straight line. The page sets its ratios against the medians for its division, its region and the Philippines, and lists the nearest schools with straight-line distances.
- Learners
- 224
- Down 17 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 9
- Down 1 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 11
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 24.9
- Up 0.8 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 23.6
- Learners per classroom
- 20.4
- Down 1.5 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 24.4
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 7% to 224 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.6%.
- Tied as the 262nd largest of 468 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Negros Occidental.
- Each teacher has 25 learners, more than at 59% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 20 learners, fewer than at 73% of the 466 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱667,000 is less than at 55% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱409,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱1,826 for each of the 224 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 Guinpana-An National High School - Odiong Ext. (2.2 km), Guinpana-An National High School - Poblacion Ext. (2.5 km) and Guinpana-an National High School - Mamballo Extension (3.8 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 224 learners, down 17 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 14 | 37 |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 10 | 29 |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 21 | 46 |
| All grades | 121 | 103 | 224 |
Teachers and staff
Its 24.9 learners per teacher is above the Negros Occidental median of 23.6 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 9 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 1 |
| Learners per teacher | 24.9 |
| Negros Occidental division median | 23.6 |
| Negros Island Region median | 23.8 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 4 |
|---|---|
| Teacher III | 3 |
| Head Teacher III | 1 |
| Master Teacher I | 1 |
| Teacher II | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 20.4 learners per classroom is below the Negros Occidental median of 24.4 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 11
- 20.4 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 2
- Seats (approximate)
- 215
- 1.0 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 18
- 12.4 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 34
- 34 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 11
- 20.4 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 3 |
|---|---|
| Male | 3 |
| For persons with disabilities | 1 |
| Shared | 11 |
| All toilets | 18 |
Other facilities
- Computer Room
- Covered Court
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Flood Marker
- Home Economic Room
- Offices
- Paved Pathway
- Permanent Perimeter Fence
- Playground
- School Garden
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱667,000, up ₱258,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱341,000 | ₱341,000 |
| 2024 | ₱409,000 | ₱409,000 |
| 2025 | ₱667,000 | ₱667,000 |
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 | 24.9 | 23.6 | 59% |
| Learners per classroom | 20.4 | 24.4 | 27% |
| Learners per toilet | 12.4 | 17.2 | 21% |
| Learners per computer | 20.4 | 38.6 | 27% |
Location
Barangay 1 (Pob.), Moises Padilla (Magallon), Negros Occidental
Legislative district: 5th District
Map point: 10.26619, 123.0484706
Nearest schools
About this data
Figures for school ID 117261 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked