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B+

Puu Kukui Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3700 Kehalani Mauka Parkway, Wailuku, HI 96793 · (808) 727-3000 · Part of Hawaii Department of Education

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Directions
Students
750
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Puu Kukui Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Hawaii’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Wailuku kids: Iao Intermediate School

On the path

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

PK–5Puu Kukui Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Iao Intermediate School893 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 31.7%
Reading / language arts56%
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 ↗

3700 Kehalani Mauka Parkway, Wailuku

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K13
Kindergarten123
Grade 1124
Grade 2103
Grade 3120
Grade 4140
Grade 5127
Enrollment over time
750’20
694’21
696’22
719’23
750’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Two or more races 27%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 21%Hispanic 21%Asian 20%White 11%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

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