LIGUAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LIGUAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of intimate scale in DEDEDO, Guam, operated by Guam Department of Education, educateing 308 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 25% smaller than the typical public school in Guam, which averages around 412 students.

LIGUAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 41 schools operated by Guam Department of Education, a district that instructs 23,413 students overall.

In terms of who attends, LIGUAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that Pacific Islander students make up the majority at 56%; the rest looks like 37% Asian, 8% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average.

The closest other public school is JUAN M. GUERRERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. LIGUAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 45% since 2018, when it stood at 557 (now 308). Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 47% to 37%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the LIGUAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.