Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School

Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Honolulu, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Department of Education, instructs 529 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 438 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

Within Hawaii Department of Education, which oversees 296 schools and 167,071 students, Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 16% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 18% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 4% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Honolulu County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Honolulu County indicate median household income runs about $106,195, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Honolulu County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Mokulele Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 10%: 587 students in 2018 compared to 529 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.