📍 94-1035 Kukula St, Waipahu, Honolulu County, 96797
Waikele Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waipahu, Honolulu County. The school has 496 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 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Waikele Elementary School enrolls 496 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Asian, 23% Two or more races and 16% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 205 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 115 | 23% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 77 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 15% |
| White | 12 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
182 of the school's 496 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 156 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Waikele Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district HI-10, state senate district 18, state house district 37.
Waikele 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 496 students, Waikele 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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