Hookele Elementary School

Hookele Elementary School, an expansive elementary school in Kapolei, Hawaii, one of the schools within Hawaii Department of Education, teaches 717 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 64% above the typical public school in Hawaii, which averages around 438 students.

Hawaii Department of Education comprises 296 schools with combined enrollment of 167,071 students; Hookele Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Hookele Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (25%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 23% multiracial, 22% Asian, 18% Pacific Islander, 9% White. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Hookele Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Honolulu County (around 42%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Honolulu County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $106,195 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Hookele Elementary School is one of 187 public schools in Honolulu County (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kapolei High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Hookele Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 738 (now 717). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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