📍 67-1225 Mamalahoa Hwy, Kamuela, Hawaii County, 96743
Waimea Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kamuela, Hawaii County. The school has 465 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 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waimea Elementary School enrolls 465 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 24% Two or more races and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 194 | 42% |
| Two or more races | 110 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 21% |
| Asian | 39 | 8.4% |
| White | 22 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
298 of the school's 465 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 257 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Waimea 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 4, state house district 7.
Waimea 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 465 students, Waimea 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
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