Kaelepulu Elementary School

Located at 530 Keolu Dr, in Kailua, Hawaii, Kaelepulu Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary-level community that caters to 188 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by Hawaii Department of Education. Enrollment runs roughly 57% smaller than the state mean of about 438.

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

Demographically, Kaelepulu Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 34%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 31% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% Pacific Islander. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Kaelepulu Elementary School reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Honolulu County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Honolulu County shows median household earnings sit near $106,195, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Kaelepulu Elementary School is one of 187 public schools in Honolulu County (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students).

Kailua High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Kaelepulu Elementary School's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 200 (now 188). The White share of enrollment edged up from 26% to 34% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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