Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School

Located at 4319 Hardy St, in Lihue, Hawaii, Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School is a big elementary campus that works with 743 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Hawaii Department of Education. That puts it 70% larger than the typical public school in Hawaii, which averages around 438 students.

Hawaii Department of Education runs 296 schools in total, collectively educating 167,071 students. Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School lists that the largest single group is multiracial at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 25% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 16% Pacific Islander, 4% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 47% of students at Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Kauai County indicate median household income runs about $97,668, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Kauai County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,236 students), of which Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Kauai High School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School has contracted 8%, going from 811 students in 2018 to 743 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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