Maemae Elementary School

Maemae Elementary School is an elementary school of high-enrollment scale in Honolulu, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Department of Education, educateing 667 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 52% above the state mean of about 438.

Hawaii Department of Education comprises 296 schools with combined enrollment of 167,071 students; Maemae Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Maemae Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Asian at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% multiracial, 12% Pacific Islander, 11% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Honolulu County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Honolulu County) shows that median household earnings sit near $106,195, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Maemae Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Maemae Elementary School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 680 (now 667). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Maemae 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.