📍 76-147 Royal Poinciana Dr, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii County, 96740
Kahakai Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii County. The school has 581 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kahakai Elementary School enrolls 581 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 30% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 22% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 174 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 129 | 22% |
| White | 70 | 12% |
| Asian | 67 | 12% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
325 of the school's 581 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 284 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kahakai Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 3, state house district 6.
Kahakai 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 581 students, Kahakai 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: Town - Remote
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