Kipapa Elementary School

Kipapa Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Mililani, Hawaii, operated by Hawaii Department of Education. The school educates 473 students in grades pre-K through 5.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kipapa Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is multiracial (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 15% Pacific Islander, 4% White.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, Honolulu County reports that 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. In all, Honolulu County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), of which Kipapa Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Mililani Waena Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Kipapa Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 22%: 605 students in 2018 compared to 473 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 29% to 23%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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