Kaumana Elementary School

Located at 1710 Kaumana Dr, in Hilo, Hawaii, Kaumana Elementary School is a close-knit K-5 school that teaches 238 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Hawaii Department of Education. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 438 students each, so Kaumana Elementary School sits 46% smaller than that benchmark.

Kaumana Elementary School is one of 296 schools operated by Hawaii Department of Education, a district that serves 167,071 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Kaumana Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 33% multiracial, 17% Pacific Islander, 7% White, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Kaumana Elementary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, Hawaii County reports that median household income runs about $78,639, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Hawaii County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,129 students), of which Kaumana Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ernest Bowen DeSilva Elementary School, around 2.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kaumana Elementary School has decreased 16%, going from 285 students in 2018 to 238 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 10% to 5%.

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