Potong Elementary School
School ID 123002 · Public elementary school · Barangay Potong, Lapinig, Northern Samar · Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Summary
Potong Elementary School fits its 362 learners into 16 classrooms, one classroom for every 23 learners, fewer learners per classroom than at 53% of the 508 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms. From SY 2023-24 its enrollment fell 5% to 362, while the division's public schools fell 3.4%.
With 20 teachers it has one teacher for every 18 learners, more learners per teacher than at 54% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2025 its MOOE is ₱951,000, more than at 95% of the division's other public elementary schools, up from ₱923,000 in FY 2024.
The nearest public school with junior high is Potong National High School, 0.5 km away in a straight line. The page also sets its ratios against the medians of the division, the region and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 362
- Down 20 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 20
- Down 1 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 16
- Down 4 from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 18.1
- Down 0.1 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 17.5
- Learners per classroom
- 22.6
- Up 3.5 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 23.1
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 5% to 362 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.4%.
- The 57th largest of 514 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Northern Samar.
- Each teacher has 18 learners, more than at 54% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 23 learners, fewer than at 53% of the 508 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱951,000 is more than at 95% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱923,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱2,550 for each of the 362 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱2,757 across the 514 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Potong National High School (0.5 km), Cagamutan National High School (2.3 km) and Lorenzo S. Menzon AIS (2.8 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 362 learners, down 20 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 18 | 37 |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 21 | 56 |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 25 | 55 |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 35 | 53 |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 25 | 52 |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 24 | 57 |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 29 | 52 |
| All grades | 185 | 177 | 362 |
Teachers and staff
Its 18.1 learners per teacher is above the Northern Samar median of 17.5 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 20 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 3 |
| Learners per teacher | 18.1 |
| Northern Samar division median | 17.5 |
| Eastern Visayas median | 17.4 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 9 |
|---|---|
| Teacher II | 6 |
| Teacher I | 4 |
| Administrative Officer II | 1 |
| Master Teacher I | 1 |
| Project Development Officer I | 1 |
| School Principal III | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 22.6 learners per classroom is below the Northern Samar median of 23.1 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 16
- 22.6 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 1
- Seats (approximate)
- 125
- 2.9 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 42
- 8.6 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 22
- 22 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 1
- 362.0 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Shared | 42 |
|---|---|
| All toilets | 42 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Offices
- Paved Pathway
- School Garden
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱951,000, up ₱28,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱707,000 | ₱707,000 |
| 2024 | ₱923,000 | ₱923,000 |
| 2025 | ₱951,000 | ₱951,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 514 elementary schools in the Northern Samar division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 18.1 | 17.5 | 54% |
| Learners per classroom | 22.6 | 23.1 | 48% |
| Learners per toilet | 8.6 | 22.2 | 7% |
| Learners per computer | 362.0 | 26.2 | 98% |
Location
Barangay Potong, Lapinig, Northern Samar
Legislative district: 2nd District
Map point: 12.3379, 125.28398
Nearest schools
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- Some of DepEd's detail rows for this school were merged in its public export, so a breakdown on this page may be lower than the true count. Totals use DepEd's own figures.
Figures for school ID 123002 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked