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If you had an hour of school board time for Honowai Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 438
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000130
Honowai Elementary School
94-600 Honowai St, Waipahu, HI 96797 · (808) 675-0165 · Honolulu County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Hawaii public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Hawaii public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
327 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 49%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (97).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 79% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Strive HI 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
39.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Hawaii schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
Source: Strive HI. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Honowai Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honowai Elementary School this school | 568 | 57.6% | N/A |
| Kaimiloa Elementary School Ewa Beach | 677 | 55.8% | N/A |
| Kapalama Elementary School Honolulu | 476 | 56.3% | N/A |
| Kahului Elementary School Kahului | 795 | 59.6% | N/A |
| Lihikai Elementary School Kahului | 632 | 61.6% | N/A |
| Kaleiopuu Elementary School Waipahu | 727 | 47.9% | N/A |
Matched among Hawaii elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Honowai Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #125 of 178 | #95 of 124 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #126 of 178 | #96 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #42 of 183 | #30 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #28 of 164 | #20 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #136 of 164 | #94 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #63 of 179 | #41 of 125 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #75 of 141 | #54 of 101 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
568
-66 (-10%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 867
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 568 | 46 | 12.3:1 | 58% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 45 | 12.9:1 | 59% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 45 | 13.1:1 | 60% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 44 | 14.4:1 | 66% (416) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 44 | 15.0:1 | 63% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 731 | 49 | 14.9:1 | 64% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 813 | 54 | 15.1:1 | 67% (543) |
| 2000-01 | 837 | 56 | 14.9:1 | 70% (584) |
| 1990-91 | 867 | 49 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Honowai Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (659 to 568); teachers up 5% (44 to 46).
About Honowai Elementary School
Waipahu, Hawaii, is home to Honowai Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It had 568 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 438 students for elementary schools in Hawaii.
Honowai Elementary School is one of 296 schools in Hawaii Department of Education, which enrolls 167,071 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Honowai Elementary School, about 53 are Asian. After that, the student body is 19% Pacific Islander, 15% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. Among all residents of Honolulu County, the Asian share is about 42%. The diversity index for Honowai Elementary School is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Honowai Elementary School is 12.3:1, based on 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Hawaii average 13.8:1. Lunch program data show 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Honolulu County average 42%.
Honowai Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of Hawaii public elementary schools.
For the population of Honolulu County, the median household earns about $106,195 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Honowai Elementary School shares Honolulu County with 186 other public schools.
Kaleiopuu Elementary School is the nearest public school to Honowai Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Honowai Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Federal data place Honowai Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 66 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.3 students per teacher, compared with 14.4 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Honowai Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Honolulu County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,001,146
Census ACS
Median income
$106,195
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
111,011 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Honowai Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Honowai Elementary School?
Honowai Elementary School enrolls approximately 568 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Honowai Elementary School serve?
Honowai Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Honowai Elementary School have?
Honowai Elementary School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Honowai Elementary School?
Honowai Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 53% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Honowai Elementary School?
Honowai Elementary School is overseen by Hawaii Department of Education in Honolulu County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.