Palencia Elementary School
School ID 123855 · Public elementary school · Barangay Palencia, Tarangnan, Western Samar · Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Summary
In SY 2024-25 Palencia Elementary School had 150 learners in four classrooms, one classroom for every 38 learners: more learners per classroom than at 89% of the 615 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms. Its eight teachers give one teacher for every 19 learners, which is more learners per teacher than at 69% of the division's other public elementary schools.
Enrollment rose 4% to 150 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 4.2%. Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱589,000 is more than at 77% of the division's other public elementary schools, and its FY 2024 MOOE was ₱353,000.
The nearest public schools with junior high are Tizon National High School at 1.5 km, Catbalogan City Agro-Industrial School at 3.0 km and Majacob Integrated School at 3.9 km, measured straight-line. Next, the page lists the nearest schools and links to the dashboards of Tarangnan, Western Samar and Schools Division of Samar (Western Samar).
- Learners
- 150
- Up 6 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 8
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 4
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 18.8
- Up 0.8 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 15.1
- Learners per classroom
- 37.5
- Up 1.5 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 20.2
Key findings
- Enrollment rose 4% to 150 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 4.2%.
- Tied as the 128th largest of 637 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Samar (Western Samar).
- Each teacher has 19 learners, more than at 69% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 38 learners, more than at 89% of the 615 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱589,000 is more than at 77% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱353,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱2,353 for each of the 150 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱3,760 across the 632 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Tizon National High School (1.5 km), Catbalogan City Agro-Industrial School (3.0 km) and Majacob Integrated School (3.9 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 150 learners, up 6 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| All grades | 76 | 74 | 150 |
Teachers and staff
Its 18.8 learners per teacher is above the Samar (Western Samar) median of 15.1 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 8 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 1 |
| Learners per teacher | 18.8 |
| Samar (Western Samar) division median | 15.1 |
| Eastern Visayas median | 17.4 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 7 |
|---|---|
| Head Teacher II | 1 |
| Teacher I | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 37.5 learners per classroom is above the Samar (Western Samar) median of 20.2 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 4
- 37.5 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 0
- Seats (approximate)
- 55
- 2.7 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 8
- 18.8 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 4
- 4 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 0
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 2 |
|---|---|
| Male | 2 |
| Shared | 4 |
| All toilets | 8 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Offices
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱589,000, up ₱236,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱272,000 | ₱272,000 |
| 2024 | ₱353,000 | ₱353,000 |
| 2025 | ₱589,000 | ₱589,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 637 elementary schools in the Samar (Western Samar) division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 18.8 | 15.1 | 71% |
| Learners per classroom | 37.5 | 20.2 | 89% |
| Learners per toilet | 18.8 | 14.9 | 67% |
| Learners per computer | Not reported | 18.8 | Not reported |
Location
Barangay Palencia, Tarangnan, Western Samar
Legislative district: 1st District
Map point: 11.885073, 124.82069
Nearest schools
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- The school's map point moved more than 1 km between SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25.
Figures for school ID 123855 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked