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Kaunakakai Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

30 Ailoa St, Kaunakakai, HI 96748 · (808) 533-1730 · Part of Hawaii Department of Education

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Directions
Students
282
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Kaunakakai Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Hawaii’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Kaunakakai kids: 54 middle schools

On the path

Where Kaunakakai kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Kaunakakai Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–854 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 31.7%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 49.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Hawaii’s 292 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

30 Ailoa St, Kaunakakai

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K11
Kindergarten37
Grade 138
Grade 242
Grade 341
Grade 430
Grade 543
Grade 640
Enrollment over time
261’20
261’21
257’22
274’23
282’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 66%Two or more races 17%Hispanic 12%Asian 3%White 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kaunakakai Elementary School from Kaunakakai families.

Other schools in Hawaii Department of Education

The district →
Ewa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ewa Beach
C
1,226 students19:1
August Ahrens Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Waipahu
B−
1,152 students14:1
Holomua Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ewa Beach
B
1,107 students15:1
Kealakehe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kailua-Kona
D−
924 students15:1
Kamaile Academy PCS
Other · Grades PK–12 · Waianae
D−
919 students12:1
Keoneula Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ewa Beach
B
900 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Hawaii’s other public schools; Kaunakakai’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.