Kauluwela Elementary School

As a mid-tier elementary campus in Honolulu, Hawaii, Kauluwela Elementary School instructs 383 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Hawaii Department of Education.

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

Looking at the student body, Kauluwela Elementary School records that Pacific Islander students make up the majority at 62%; the rest comes out to 15% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Honolulu County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Honolulu County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,195 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Kauluwela Elementary School is one of 187 public schools in Honolulu County (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students).

The closest other public school is School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kauluwela Elementary School has edged down 9%, going from 421 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 38% to 15% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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