Kanoelani Elementary School

Kanoelani Elementary School is an elementary campus of heavily attended scale in Waipahu, Hawaii, operated by Hawaii Department of Education, hosting 735 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 438 students each, so Kanoelani Elementary School sits 68% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 296 schools in Hawaii Department of Education (167,071 students total), Kanoelani Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Kanoelani Elementary School logs that 38% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 25% multiracial, 20% Hispanic, 13% Pacific Islander, 4% White.

On the resource side, On paper, Kanoelani Elementary School has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Honolulu County put median household income runs about $106,195, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kanoelani Elementary School is one of 187 public schools in Honolulu County (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students).

Waikele Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 7%: 790 students in 2018 compared to 735 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 34% to 38% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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