Linapuni Elementary School

As an one-room-style K-5 school in Honolulu, Hawaii, Linapuni Elementary School works with 121 students from grades pre-K through 1, one of the schools within Hawaii Department of Education. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 438 students each, so Linapuni Elementary School sits 72% smaller than that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Linapuni Elementary School records that 85% of students identify as Pacific Islander, making the school strongly Pacific Islander-majority. Beyond that, the school records 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Linapuni Elementary School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Honolulu County's rate of about 42%.

In the area at large, census data for Honolulu County shows the typical household earns roughly $106,195 per year, 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 Linapuni Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kalihi Waena Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 147 students in 2018 compared to 121 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Linapuni Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.