Ka Waihona o ka Naauao - PCS

Ka Waihona o ka Naauao - PCS, a sizable elementary school in Waianae, Hawaii, run under Hawaii Department of Education, hosts 707 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 438 students each, so Ka Waihona o ka Naauao - PCS sits 61% larger than that benchmark.

Hawaii Department of Education comprises 296 schools with combined enrollment of 167,071 students; Ka Waihona o ka Naauao - PCS is among them.

Looking at the student body, Ka Waihona o ka Naauao - PCS logs that 65% of the student body identifies as Pacific Islander. The remainder breaks down as 25% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ka Waihona o ka Naauao - PCS has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Ka Waihona o ka Naauao - PCS higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Honolulu County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Honolulu County shows median household earnings sit near $106,195, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Ka Waihona o ka Naauao - PCS is one of 187 public schools in Honolulu County (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students).

Nanaikapono Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. Ka Waihona o ka Naauao - PCS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ka Waihona o ka Naauao - PCS has ticked up 8%, going from 653 students in 2018 to 707 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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