State/Public Elementary Open

Kaala Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 130 California Ave, Wahiawa, Honolulu County, 96786

384
Pupils
12.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Kaala Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wahiawa, Honolulu County. The school has 384 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 24% 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

Kaala Elementary School enrolls 384 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.

Male students
200 (52%)
Female students
184 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student-teacher ratio
12.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander15440%
Hispanic or Latino11029%
Asian6617%
Two or more races4612%
White51.3%
Black or African American3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

271 of the school's 384 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 234 qualify for free lunch and 37 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

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Kaala 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-20, state senate district 22, state house district 46.

School district: Hawaii Department of Education

Kaala 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 384 students, Kaala Elementary School is smaller than 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
24%
Math proficient
24%
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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