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Puuhale Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 345 Puuhale Rd, Honolulu, Honolulu County, 96819

243
Pupils
11.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Puuhale Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Honolulu, Honolulu County. The school has 243 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% 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

Puuhale Elementary School enrolls 243 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.

Male students
123 (51%)
Female students
120 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
20.5
Student-teacher ratio
11.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 30% Asian and 9.5% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander12451%
Asian7330%
Hispanic or Latino239.5%
Two or more races239.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

188 of the school's 243 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 155 qualify for free lunch and 33 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

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Puuhale Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 29.

School district: Hawaii Department of Education

Puuhale 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 243 students, Puuhale 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

32%
Reading proficient
17%
Math proficient
22%
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: City - Large

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