State/Public Elementary Open

Makalapa Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 4435 Salt Lake Blvd, Honolulu, Honolulu County, 96818

555
Pupils
16.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Makalapa Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Honolulu, Honolulu County. The school has 555 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 16.3:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 48% 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

Makalapa Elementary School enrolls 555 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.

Male students
267 (48%)
Female students
288 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student-teacher ratio
16.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 25% Asian, 22% White and 21% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Asian14125%
White12322%
Hispanic or Latino11421%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander6912%
Two or more races6612%
Black or African American417.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

227 of the school's 555 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 124 qualify for free lunch and 103 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, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Makalapa Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-10, state senate district 15, state house district 31.

School district: Hawaii Department of Education

Makalapa 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 555 students, Makalapa 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

56%
Reading proficient
48%
Math proficient
9%
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 - Large

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