Elementary · Hawaii

Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School

Free meals for all

Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School, a public elementary school in Hilo, Hawaii: grades pre-k–6, 354 students, 14.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Hawaii Department of Education.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 354
Teachers (FTE): 25.0
Students per teacher: 14.2
Grades: Pre-K–6; Elementary

More students per teacher than 57% of elementary schools in Hawaii

Median 13.9 · 183 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 54% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 63% of elementary schools in Hawaii

Median 409 · 183 schools compared

Smaller than 63% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Remote town
Run by: Hawaii Department of Education

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Hawaii Department of Education.

Location

Address: 966 Kilauea Ave, Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808)974-4160
City or town: Hilo
County: Hawaii County

Quality of life in Hilo Schools in Hilo

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Hilo Union Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	449	12.0	1.1 mi
Waiakea Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	706	15.0	1.3 mi
Waiakeawaena Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	669	12.9	2.2 mi
Haaheo Elementary School	Pre-K–6	122	11.1	2.3 mi
Ernest Bowen DeSilva Elementary School	Pre-K–6	422	18.3	2.4 mi
Keaukaha Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	341	12.2	2.4 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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