Elementary · Hawaii

Hilo Union Elementary School

Free meals for all

Hilo Union Elementary School, a public elementary school in Hilo, Hawaii: grades pre-k–6, 449 students, 12.0 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: 449
Teachers (FTE): 37.5
Students per teacher: 12.0
Grades: Pre-K–6; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 86% of elementary schools in Hawaii

Median 13.9 · 183 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 59% of elementary schools in Hawaii

Median 409 · 183 schools compared

Larger than 57% 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: 506 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808)933-0900
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
Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	354	14.2	1.1 mi
Haaheo Elementary School	Pre-K–6	122	11.1	1.5 mi
Ernest Bowen DeSilva Elementary School	Pre-K–6	422	18.3	1.7 mi
Waiakea Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	706	15.0	2.2 mi
Keaukaha Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	341	12.2	3.1 mi
Waiakeawaena Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	669	12.9	3.1 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).

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level.

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