Holualoa Elementary School

Holualoa Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in Holualoa, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Department of Education, with 438 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

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

Looking at the student body, Holualoa Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (29%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 28% multiracial, 22% White, 13% Pacific Islander, 7% Asian. By comparison, Hawaii County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Holualoa Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Hawaii County's rate of about 59%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hawaii County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,639 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Hawaii County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,129 students), of which Holualoa Elementary School is one.

Kahakai Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Holualoa Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Holualoa Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 523 (now 438). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

On this page, members of the Holualoa Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.