Eleele Elementary School

Eleele Elementary School is a small primary school in Eleele, Hawaii, run under Hawaii Department of Education. The school teaches 367 students in grades pre-K through 5.

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

Demographically, Eleele Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Asian at 30%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 30% multiracial, 22% Pacific Islander, 16% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Kauai County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,668 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Kauai County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,236 students), Eleele Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kalaheo Elementary School, around 4.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eleele Elementary School has ticked down 25%, going from 488 students in 2018 to 367 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment edged down from 36% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.