Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School

Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School is one of the intimate elementary schools in Hilo, Hawaii, operated by Hawaii Department of Education, with 354 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Hawaii Department of Education comprises 296 schools with combined enrollment of 167,071 students; Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Pacific Islander at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 25% multiracial, 23% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 4% White.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 65% of students at Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, census data for Hawaii County shows median household income runs about $78,639, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Hawaii County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,129 students), Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Connections - New Century PCS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School has grew 4%, going from 342 students in 2018 to 354 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 29% to 23% over that span.

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