Mayor John H Wilson Elementary School

Located at 4945 Kilauea Ave, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Mayor John H Wilson Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school that serves 513 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Hawaii Department of Education.

Across the 296 schools in Hawaii Department of Education (167,071 students total), Mayor John H Wilson Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Mayor John H Wilson Elementary School records that the largest single group is Asian, at 59% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 28% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 42% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Mayor John H Wilson Elementary School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 15% of students at Mayor John H Wilson Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Honolulu County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Honolulu County) records that 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%. Across Honolulu County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), Mayor John H Wilson Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kahala Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Mayor John H Wilson Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 580 students in 2018 compared to 513 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share grew from 53% to 59%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On this page, members of the Mayor John H Wilson Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.