📍 91-750 Fort Weaver Rd, Ewa Beach, Honolulu County, 96706
Pohakea Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ewa Beach, Honolulu County. The school has 492 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 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pohakea Elementary School enrolls 492 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Asian, 26% Two or more races and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 152 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 130 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 19% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 87 | 18% |
| White | 27 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
276 of the school's 492 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 217 qualify for free lunch and 59 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.
Pohakea 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 19, state house district 40.
Pohakea 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 492 students, Pohakea Elementary School is close to 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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