📍 98-450 Hookanike St, Pearl City, Honolulu County, 96782
Waiau Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pearl City, Honolulu County. The school has 458 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waiau Elementary School enrolls 458 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 27% Two or more races, 27% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 26% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Two or more races | 125 | 27% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 125 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 26% |
| Asian | 76 | 17% |
| White | 10 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
215 of the school's 458 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 151 qualify for free lunch and 64 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.
Waiau 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 16, state house district 34.
Waiau 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 458 students, Waiau 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: Suburb - Large
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