Kapolei Elementary School

Kapolei Elementary School operates as a well-populated elementary school in Kapolei, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Department of Education. Current enrollment sits at 673 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 438 students each, so Kapolei Elementary School sits 54% bigger than that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Kapolei Elementary School shows that 33% of students identify as Pacific Islander, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 25% multiracial, 21% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 3% White.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Honolulu County indicate median household earnings sit near $106,195, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Honolulu County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), Kapolei Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kapolei Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kapolei Elementary School has edged down 22%, going from 864 students in 2018 to 673 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 23% to 19%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.