Elementary · Hawaii

Waikiki Elementary School

Waikiki Elementary School, a public elementary school in Honolulu, Hawaii: grades pre-k–5, 553 students, 15.4 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
553
Teachers (FTE)
36.0
Students per teacher
15.4
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary

More students per teacher than 84% of elementary schools in Hawaii

Median 13.9 · 183 schools compared

More students per teacher than 59% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 75% of elementary schools in Hawaii

Median 409 · 183 schools compared

Larger than 75% 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%

80%proficient

+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 96% of elementary schools in Hawaii

Median 55% · 180 elementary schools compared

267 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Hawaii: 44%

85%proficient

+11.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 98% of elementary schools in Hawaii

Median 51% · 180 elementary schools compared

267 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
Area
Large city

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

Location

Address
3710 Leahi Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone
(808)971-6900
City or town
Urban Honolulu

Nearby elementary schools

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

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–534614.447%44%
Pre-K–542413.971%71%
Ala Wai Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–534413.842%42%
Pre-K–523112.272%82%
Pre-K–517713.645%29%
Pre-K–549512.466%55%

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

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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