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Honowai Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

94-600 Honowai St, Waipahu, HI 96797 · (808) 675-0165 · Part of Hawaii Department of Education

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Students
568
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Honowai Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Hawaii’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Waipahu kids: Waipahu Intermediate School

On the path

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

PK–6Honowai Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Waipahu Intermediate School1,113 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 31.7%
Reading / language arts28%
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

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94-600 Honowai St, Waipahu

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten71
Grade 166
Grade 268
Grade 388
Grade 471
Grade 591
Grade 697
Enrollment over time
634’20
632’21
590’22
579’23
568’24

Down 10.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 53%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 19%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 12%Black <1%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Honowai Elementary School from Waipahu families.

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Holomua Elementary School
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Kealakehe Elementary School
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924 students15:1
Kamaile Academy PCS
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Keoneula Elementary School
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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; Waipahu’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.