Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School

Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School operates as a mid-tier primary school in Honolulu, Hawaii, operated by Hawaii Department of Education. Current enrollment sits at 587 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 34% above the state mean of about 438.

Hawaii Department of Education comprises 296 schools with combined enrollment of 167,071 students; Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, 9% Black, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 18% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Honolulu County's rate of about 42%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Honolulu County indicate the typical household earns roughly $106,195 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Honolulu County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), of which Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School is one.

Mokulele Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School has edged down 17%, going from 706 students in 2018 to 587 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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