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Kainalu Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 165 Kaiholu St, Kailua, Honolulu County, 96734

517
Pupils
15.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Kainalu Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kailua, Honolulu County. The school has 517 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Hawaii Department of Education

Enrollment & staffing

Kainalu Elementary School enrolls 517 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.

Male students
295 (57%)
Female students
222 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student-teacher ratio
15.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 24% Two or more races and 18% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White23445%
Two or more races12524%
Hispanic or Latino9218%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander458.7%
Asian173.3%
Black or African American3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

86 of the school's 517 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 70 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“6

Kainalu Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district HI-20, state senate district 25, state house district 50.

School district: Hawaii Department of Education

Kainalu Elementary School is one of 295 schools in Hawaii Department of Education, based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The district serves 167,071 students district-wide and employs 11,983 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 517 students, Kainalu Elementary School is close to the district average of about 566 students per school.

167,071
District students
295
Schools
11,983
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

64%
Reading proficient
56%
Math proficient
6%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Midsize

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