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Major Sheldon Wheeler Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1 Wheeler Army Airfield, Wahiawa, HI 96786 · (808) 622-6400 · Part of Hawaii Department of Education

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Directions
Students
598
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Major Sheldon Wheeler Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 74% of Hawaii’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Wheeler AFB kids: Major Sheldon Wheeler Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Major Sheldon Wheeler Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Major Sheldon Wheeler Middle Schoolin Wahiawa

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 31.7%
Reading / language arts54%
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 ↗

1 Wheeler Army Airfield, Wahiawa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten94
Grade 1105
Grade 295
Grade 395
Grade 4100
Grade 592
Enrollment over time
644’20
642’21
635’22
628’23
598’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 36%Hispanic 30%Black 13%Two or more races 12%Asian 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

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