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Waiau Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

98-450 Hookanike St, Pearl City, HI 96782 · (808) 453-6530 · Part of Hawaii Department of Education

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Directions
Students
498
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Waiau Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Hawaii’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Pearl City kids: Highlands Intermediate School

On the path

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

PK–6Waiau Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Highlands Intermediate School824 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 31.7%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 49.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

98-450 Hookanike St, Pearl City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K7
Kindergarten76
Grade 181
Grade 278
Grade 363
Grade 465
Grade 563
Grade 665
Enrollment over time
476’20
470’21
458’22
479’23
498’24

Up 4.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Two or more races 29%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 29%Hispanic 25%Asian 15%White 2%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Waiau Elementary School from Pearl City 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; Pearl City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.