Elementary · Hawaii
Kohala Elementary School
Free meals for allKohala Elementary School, a public elementary school in Kapaau, Hawaii: grades pre-k–5, 381 students, 14.7 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
- 381
- Teachers (FTE)
- 26.0
- Students per teacher
- 14.7
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 69% of elementary schools in Hawaii
Median 13.9 · 183 schools compared
More students per teacher than 51% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 56% of elementary schools in Hawaii
Median 409 · 183 schools compared
Smaller than 57% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Hawaii's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Hawaii: 53%39%proficient
+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 81% of elementary schools in Hawaii
Median 55% · 180 elementary schools compared
178 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Hawaii: 44%35%proficient
−7.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 76% of elementary schools in Hawaii
Median 51% · 180 elementary schools compared
179 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Remote rural area
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Hawaii Department of Education.
Location
- Address
- 54-3609 Akoni Pule Hwy, Kapaau, HI 96755
- Phone
- (808)889-7100
- City or town
- Kapaau
- County
- Hawaii County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waimea Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 474 | 14.4 | 46% | 37% |
Waikoloa Elementary and Middle SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 732 | 12.4 | 40% | 32% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
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).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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