📍 83-5360 Mamalahoa Hwy, Captain Cook, Hawaii County, 96704
Honaunau Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Captain Cook, Hawaii County. The school has 138 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Honaunau Elementary School enrolls 138 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 19% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 36% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 44 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 19% |
| White | 14 | 10% |
| Asian | 5 | 3.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
120 of the school's 138 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Honaunau Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district HI-20, state senate district 3, state house district 5.
Honaunau 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 138 students, Honaunau Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 566 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
Browse live education vacancies at or near Honaunau Elementary School.
Find vacancies →