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Waihee Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 2125 Kahekili Hwy, Wailuku, Maui County, 96793

587
Pupils
15.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Waihee Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wailuku, Maui County. The school has 587 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 18% 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

Waihee Elementary School enrolls 587 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.

Male students
321 (55%)
Female students
266 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student-teacher ratio
15.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander25543%
Hispanic or Latino11319%
Two or more races10718%
Asian8014%
White305.1%
Black or African American1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

337 of the school's 587 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 281 qualify for free lunch and 56 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Waihee Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 5, state house district 8.

School district: Hawaii Department of Education

Waihee 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 587 students, Waihee 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

37%
Reading proficient
18%
Math proficient
14%
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: Rural - Fringe

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