Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 438
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000008
Kailua Elementary School
315 Kuulei Rd, Kailua, HI 96734 · (808) 266-7878 · Honolulu County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Hawaii public elementary schools
- DTest 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
14.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
135 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 49%
Community
0
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 | 15 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
76%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
28.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
29.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 Kailua Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kailua Elementary School this school | 267 | 50.6% | N/A |
| Kula Elementary School Kula | 339 | 49.3% | N/A |
| Koloa Elementary School Koloa | 355 | 57.5% | N/A |
| King Kamehameha III Elementary School Lahaina | 333 | 52.9% | N/A |
| Haleiwa Elementary School Haleiwa | 196 | 56.1% | N/A |
| Heeia Elementary School Kaneohe | 358 | 52.2% | 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 Kailua Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #157 of 178 | #112 of 124 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #167 of 178 | #119 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #145 of 183 | #100 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #81 of 164 | #61 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.6% | #51 of 164 | #33 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #95 of 179 | #54 of 125 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #34 of 141 | #25 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
267
-73 (-21%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 267 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 51% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 21 | 12.3:1 | 52% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 21 | 14.7:1 | 50% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 52% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 23.5 | 15.0:1 | 52% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 51% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 56% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 54% (282) |
| 1990-91 | 582 | 33 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kailua Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (352 to 267); teachers down 19% (23.5 to 19).
About Kailua Elementary School
Kailua Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Kailua, Hawaii. It enrolls 267 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6. That is 39% below the average of about 438 students for elementary schools in Hawaii.
Kailua Elementary School belongs to Hawaii Department of Education, a district of 296 schools and 167,071 students.
Of every 100 students at Kailua Elementary School, about 35 are multiracial, the largest group. It is also 22% Hispanic, 22% Pacific Islander, 15% White, and 6% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 76%.
Kailua Elementary School lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.1 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Hawaii is similar, at 13.8:1. About 51% of students at Kailua Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Honolulu County, the school's rate is higher.
Kailua Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of Hawaii public elementary schools.
In the wider Honolulu County area, median household income comes to about $106,195, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Honolulu County counts 187 public schools with about 111,011 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Kailua Intermediate School, is the closest to Kailua Elementary School. Kailua Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 21% decline, from 340 to 267.
Kailua Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Kailua Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kailua Elementary School?
Kailua Elementary School enrolls approximately 267 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Kailua Elementary School serve?
Kailua Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Kailua Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Kailua Elementary School.
How diverse is Kailua Elementary School?
Kailua Elementary School reports a student body of 15% White, 22% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Asian, 35% Two or more.
Who oversees Kailua Elementary School?
Kailua Elementary School is overseen by Hawaii Department of Education in Honolulu County.
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