Kaewai Elementary School

Kaewai Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 257 students. The school is 41% below the average for elementary schools in Hawaii.

Kaewai Elementary School falls under Hawaii Department of Education, which has 296 schools enrolling 167,071 students.

Of every 100 students at Kaewai Elementary School, about 58 are Pacific Islander. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kaewai Elementary School scores 58%.

Kaewai Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.2:1. Elementary schools in Hawaii average 13.8:1, 1.6 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 81% at Kaewai Elementary School. That rate is above the 42% average among public schools in Honolulu County.

For Honolulu County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $106,195, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 187 public schools and about 111,011 students.

Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

Kaewai Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 257, down from 316 in 2020-21.

This page is set up for the Kaewai Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.