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B+

Waikele Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

94-1035 Kukula St, Waipahu, HI 96797 · (808) 677-6100 · Part of Hawaii Department of Education

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Directions
Students
515
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Waikele Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Hawaii’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Waikele kids: 54 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 31.7%
Reading / language arts55%
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 ↗

94-1035 Kukula St, Waipahu

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten74
Grade 173
Grade 277
Grade 375
Grade 476
Grade 572
Grade 653
Enrollment over time
531’20
513’21
496’22
515’23
515’24

Down 3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 42%Two or more races 24%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 17%Hispanic 14%White 2%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

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