📍 15-890 Kahakai Blvd, Pahoa, Hawaii County, 96778
Keonepoko Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pahoa, Hawaii County. The school has 562 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Keonepoko Elementary School enrolls 562 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 197 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 188 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 96 | 17% |
| White | 55 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 22 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
420 of the school's 562 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 399 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Keonepoko Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 2, state house district 4.
Keonepoko 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 562 students, Keonepoko 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: Rural - Remote
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