Panglima Arao Elementary School
School ID 134480 · Public elementary school · Barangay Lower Patibulan, Old Panamao, Sulu · Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
Summary
Enrollment at Panglima Arao Elementary School rose 10% to 176 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 0.2%. In SY 2024-25 the school has one teacher for every 44 learners, more learners per teacher than at 68% of the 402 other public elementary schools in the division that report teachers, and the page carries a review note on this figure. With four classrooms, it has one classroom for every 44 learners, fewer learners per classroom than at 53% of the 360 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms, and the page carries a review note on this figure too.
By size it is tied as the 224th largest of 417 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Sulu. It has electricity and water but no internet. The page sets its ratios against the medians of its division, region and the Philippines, and lists the nearest schools.
- Learners
- 176
- Up 16 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 4
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 4
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 44.0
- Up 4.0 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 35.0
- Learners per classroom
- 44.0
- Up 4.0 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 45.0
Key findings
- Enrollment rose 10% to 176 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 0.2%.
- Tied as the 224th largest of 417 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Sulu.
- Each teacher has 44 learners, more than at 68% of the 402 other public elementary schools in the division that report teachers. See the notes on DepEd's figures
- Each classroom has 44 learners, fewer than at 53% of the 360 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms. See the notes on DepEd's figures
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Lower Patibulan Panamao (0.0 km), Panamao NHS/Annex(T.Manuk) (1.4 km) and Panglima Estino NHS-MAIN (4.6 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 176 learners, up 16 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 8 | 26 |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 13 | 33 |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| All grades | 106 | 70 | 176 |
Teachers and staff
Its 44.0 learners per teacher is above the Sulu median of 35.0 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 4 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 0 |
| Learners per teacher | 44.0 |
| Sulu division median | 35.0 |
| Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao median | 37.2 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 4 |
|---|
Classrooms and facilities
Its 44.0 learners per classroom is below the Sulu median of 45.0 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 4
- 44.0 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 0
- Seats (approximate)
- 0
- Toilets
- 0
- Faucets
- 4
- 4 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 0
- Electricity
- Off-grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- No
Other facilities
- Playground
- School Garden
- Solar Panel
MOOE
MOOE: Not reported.
How it compares
It is compared with the 417 elementary schools in the Sulu division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 44.0 | 35.0 | 69% |
| Learners per classroom | 44.0 | 45.0 | 47% |
| Learners per toilet | Not reported | 81.3 | Not reported |
| Learners per computer | Not reported | 73.6 | Not reported |
Location
Barangay Lower Patibulan, Old Panamao, Sulu
Legislative district: 2nd District
Map point: 5.936932, 121.252968
Nearest schools
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- A figure reported in SY 2023-24 (teachers, rooms, seats, toilets or computers) is zero in SY 2024-25.
- Learners are enrolled, but zero seats or zero toilets are recorded. These may be unreported rather than zero.
- One or more resources (teachers, rooms, seats or toilets) are far from what is typical for a school this size.
Not reported for SY 2024-25: MOOE.
Figures for school ID 134480 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked