Hauula Elementary School

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in Hauula, Hawaii, Hauula Elementary School enrolls 387 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Hawaii Department of Education.

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

On demographics, Hauula Elementary School logs that 50% of students identify as Pacific Islander, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 21% multiracial, 19% Hispanic, 9% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Honolulu County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Honolulu County put median household income runs about $106,195, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Honolulu County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), Hauula Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Laie Elementary School, around 3.2 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 town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 13%: 343 students in 2018 compared to 387 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.