Maili Elementary School

Maili Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Waianae, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Department of Education. Current enrollment sits at 609 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 438 students each, so Maili Elementary School sits 39% larger than that benchmark.

Within Hawaii Department of Education, which oversees 296 schools and 167,071 students, Maili Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Maili Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Pacific Islander (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 30% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 12% Asian, 4% White.

On the resource side, On paper, Maili Elementary School has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Maili Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 65% 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, ACS estimates for Honolulu County put median household income runs about $106,195, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Honolulu County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), of which Maili Elementary School is one.

Leihoku Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 26%: 827 students in 2018 compared to 609 in 2025.

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