Kamalii Elementary School

Kamalii Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Kihei, Hawaii, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education, instructs 342 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% leaner than the state mean of about 438.

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

On the student-mix side, Kamalii Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 25% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 10% Pacific Islander, 7% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Kamalii Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Maui County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Maui County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,161, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maui County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,695 students), Kamalii Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Lokelani Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Kamalii Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 31% since 2018, when it stood at 496 (now 342). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 21% to 25% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Kamalii Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.