State/Public Elementary Open

Malama Honua Charter School

๐Ÿ“ 41-054 Ehukai St, Suite 200, Waimanalo, Honolulu County, 96795

165
Pupils
16.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Malama Honua Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waimanalo, Honolulu County. The school has 165 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 12% 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

Malama Honua Charter School enrolls 165 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.

Male students
74 (45%)
Female students
91 (55%)
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student-teacher ratio
16.5:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 16% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander9457%
White2716%
Hispanic or Latino2515%
Two or more races1811%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

82 of the school's 165 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 66 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades Kโ€“8Charter schoolTitle I

Malama Honua Charter School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. 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 25, state house district 51.

School district: Hawaii Department of Education

Malama Honua Charter 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 165 students, Malama Honua Charter 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

47%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
17%
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 - Midsize

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