Makawao Elementary School

Makawao Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized primary schools in Makawao, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Department of Education, with 463 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

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

On demographics, Makawao Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 27%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% multiracial, 23% Pacific Islander, 21% White, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Makawao Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Maui County indicate median household income runs about $97,161, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Makawao Elementary School is one of 34 public schools in Maui County (combined enrollment of about 19,695 students).

The closest other public school is Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Makawao Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Makawao Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 553 (now 463).

On the community side, the feed for Makawao Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.