Na Wai Ola - PCS
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Hawaii public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 5% larger than its 7th grade class (19).
Test scores
Strive HI 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Hawaii schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
Schools most like Na Wai Ola - PCS
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Na Wai Ola - PCS this school | 145 | 57.2% | N/A |
| Haleiwa Elementary School Haleiwa | 196 | 56.1% | N/A |
| Haaheo Elementary School Hilo | 122 | 50.8% | N/A |
| Hookena Elementary School Captain Cook | 98 | 65.3% | N/A |
| Kailua Elementary School Kailua | 267 | 50.6% | N/A |
| Malama Honua Charter School Waimanalo | 170 | 50.6% | N/A |
Where Na Wai Ola - PCS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Hawaii County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #174 of 178 | #26 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #156 of 178 | #21 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 145 | #174 of 183 | #26 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #65 of 179 | #14 of 27 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 145 | 10 | 14.5:1 | 57% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 97 | 17 | 5.7:1 | 53% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 96 | 18 | 5.3:1 | 55% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 63% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 162 | 10 | 16.2:1 | 70% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 14 | 15.1:1 | 70% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 74 | 5 | 14.8:1 | 86% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 172 | 7 | 24.6:1 | 56% (97) |
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (162 to 145); teachers unchanged (10 to 10).
About Na Wai Ola - PCS
At 18-1355 Volcano Hwy in Mountain View, Hawaii, Na Wai Ola - PCS operates as a small elementary school. The school counts 145 students across pre-K through 7. The school's enrollment is 67% smaller than the 438 average for elementary schools in Hawaii.
The Hawaii Department of Education system has 296 schools and 167,071 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Na Wai Ola - PCS is Pacific Islander (30%). The remaining students are 23% White, 23% Hispanic, and 21% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Na Wai Ola - PCS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 76%.
Teachers at the school number 10 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.5:1. Across elementary schools in Hawaii, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 57% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 59% average for public schools in Hawaii County.
allk12 grades Na Wai Ola - PCS a D. The grade compares the school only with Hawaii public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across Hawaii County, median household income is about $78,639, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Na Wai Ola - PCS is among the 55 public schools in Hawaii County.
The closest public school, Mountain View Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles from Na Wai Ola - PCS. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles.
Na Wai Ola - PCS is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data. Na Wai Ola - PCS is a publicly funded charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 150 to 145.
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