Aliiolani Elementary School

Aliiolani Elementary School is an intimate K-5 school in Honolulu, Hawaii, run under Hawaii Department of Education. The school caters to 231 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 47% below the typical public school in Hawaii, which averages around 438 students.

Aliiolani Elementary School is one of 296 schools operated by Hawaii Department of Education, a district that teaches 167,071 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Aliiolani Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Asian at 33%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 28% multiracial, 18% Hispanic, 18% Pacific Islander, 3% White. By comparison, Honolulu County as a whole is about 42% Asian, so the school skews visibly less Asian than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Aliiolani Elementary School reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Honolulu County indicate median household income runs about $106,195, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Honolulu County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), of which Aliiolani Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is King Liholiho Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Aliiolani Elementary School has rose 5%, going from 219 students in 2018 to 231 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 14% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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