Leihoku Elementary School

Leihoku Elementary School is a roomy K-5 school in Waianae, Hawaii, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education. The school educates 756 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 73% larger than the typical public school in Hawaii, which averages around 438 students.

Hawaii Department of Education runs 296 schools in total, collectively educating 167,071 students. Leihoku Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Leihoku Elementary School logs that 50% of students identify as Pacific Islander, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 27% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 6% Asian, 3% White.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Honolulu County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Honolulu County reports that median household earnings sit near $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. Across Honolulu County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), Leihoku Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Waianae Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Leihoku Elementary School has declined 16%, going from 896 students in 2018 to 756 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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