Kula Elementary School

Kula Elementary School is a small elementary school in Kula, Hawaii, one of the schools in Hawaii Department of Education. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 339 students. Elementary schools in Hawaii have about 438 students on average; enrollment here is 23% lower.

Kula Elementary School is part of a district of 296 schools: Hawaii Department of Education, with 167,071 students.

Of every 100 students at Kula Elementary School, about 29 are multiracial, the largest group. After that, the student body is 25% Pacific Islander, 22% White, 20% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 76, compared with 70 nationally.

For every teacher at Kula Elementary School, there are about 14.1 students; the school has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Hawaii is about 13.8:1. There are 167 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 49% of enrollment. Public schools in Maui County average a similar 51%.

Kula Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of Hawaii public elementary schools.

Maui County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $97,161 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Maui County number 34, with about 19,695 students.

Kula Elementary School's nearest public school is King Kekaulike High School (about 4.6 miles). Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% decline, from 395 to 339. The ratio was 15.2:1 in 2020-21 and 14.1:1 in 2024-25.

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