Helemano Elementary School

Helemano Elementary School is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in Wahiawa, Hawaii, operated by Hawaii Department of Education, with 417 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within Hawaii Department of Education, which oversees 296 schools and 167,071 students, Helemano Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Helemano Elementary School records that 28% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 25% multiracial, 23% Hispanic, 14% Pacific Islander, 7% White. By comparison, Honolulu County as a whole is about 42% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully less Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Helemano Elementary School reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Helemano Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Honolulu County's rate of about 42%.

In the surrounding community, Honolulu County reports that median household earnings sit near $106,195, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), Helemano Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wahiawa Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Helemano Elementary School has fell 27%, going from 572 students in 2018 to 417 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked down from 39% to 28%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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