Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 438
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000126
Lehua Elementary School
791 Lehua Ave, Pearl City, HI 96782 · (808) 453-6490 · Honolulu County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Hawaii public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Hawaii public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
122 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 49%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (24).
Student demographics
79%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 79% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Strive HI 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
50.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Hawaii schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
Source: Strive HI. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Lehua Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehua Elementary School this school | 248 | 49.2% | N/A |
| Pearl City Elementary School Pearl City | 396 | 50.3% | N/A |
| President Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Honolulu | 346 | 56.4% | N/A |
| Alvah A Scott Elementary School Aiea | 433 | 48.5% | N/A |
| President Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Honolulu | 361 | 57.1% | N/A |
| Helemano Elementary School Wahiawa | 417 | 59.2% | N/A |
Matched among Hawaii elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lehua Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #91 of 178 | #72 of 124 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #129 of 178 | #98 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #151 of 183 | #106 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #32 of 164 | #24 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.8% | #10 of 164 | #8 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #101 of 179 | #59 of 125 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #23 of 29 | #17 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
248
+18 (+8%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 248 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 49% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 49% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 22 | 11.8:1 | 51% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 21 | 10.9:1 | 57% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 21 | 11.6:1 | 59% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 52% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 44% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 47% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 29 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lehua Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (244 to 248); teachers down 5% (21 to 20).
About Lehua Elementary School
Lehua Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Pearl City, Hawaii. In all, 248 students attend the school in pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 43% below the 438-student average for elementary schools in Hawaii.
Hawaii Department of Education has 296 schools; together they serve 167,071 students.
At Lehua Elementary School, Pacific Islander students make up the biggest share, 30%. Smaller groups are 22% multiracial, 19% Hispanic, 18% Asian, and 8% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 79%.
The school's 20 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Hawaii is 13.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Lehua Elementary School, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Lehua Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of Hawaii public elementary schools.
In the wider Honolulu County area, the median household earns about $106,195 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Lehua Elementary School shares Honolulu County with 186 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Lehua Elementary School is closest to Pearl City Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 230 (2020-21) to 248 (2024-25). Students per teacher increased from 10.9 in 2020-21 to 12.4 in 2024-25.
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Honolulu County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,001,146
Census ACS
Median income
$106,195
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
111,011 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Lehua Elementary SchoolHow large is Lehua Elementary School?
Lehua Elementary School enrolls approximately 248 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Lehua Elementary School serve?
Lehua Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Lehua Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Lehua Elementary School.
How diverse is Lehua Elementary School?
Lehua Elementary School reports a student body of 8% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Black, 18% Asian, 22% Two or more.
Who oversees Lehua Elementary School?
Lehua Elementary School is overseen by Hawaii Department of Education in Honolulu County.
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