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Na Wai Ola - PCS

18-1355 Volcano Hwy, Mountain View, HI 96771 · (808) 968-2318 · Hawaii County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL145 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Hawaii public elementary schools
  • 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
145
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 438
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
83 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 49%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2014%
Grade 12014%
Grade 21410%
Grade 31913%
Grade 42215%
Grade 51510%
Grade 61611%
Grade 71913%

This year's kindergarten class (20) is 5% larger than its 7th grade class (19).

Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 79% · US 70%
White
3423%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 11% · US 43%
Hispanic
3323%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 23% · US 6%
Two+
3121%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 20% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
4430%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 25% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
8257%
Female
6343%

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Test scores

Strive HI 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
34.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
16.0%
HI avg 41.9%

What 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.

Source: Strive HI. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

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Na Wai Ola - PCS this school14557.2%N/A
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12250.8%N/A
Hookena Elementary School
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9865.3%N/A
Kailua Elementary School
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26750.6%N/A
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17050.6%N/A
Matched among Hawaii elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Na Wai Ola - PCS ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn HawaiiIn 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
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
145
-5 (-3%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 172
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251451014.5:157% (83)
2023-2497175.7:153% (51)
2022-2396185.3:155% (53)
2020-211501113.6:163% (95)
2017-181621016.2:170% (113)
2015-162111415.1:170% (148)
2010-1174514.8:186% (64)
2000-01172724.6:156% (97)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Na Wai Ola - PCS.

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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Hawaii County at a glance

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Population
205,769
Census ACS
Median income
$78,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
27,129 students

Quick facts

School name
Na Wai Ola - PCS
District
Hawaii Department of Education
Address
18-1355 Volcano Hwy, Mountain View, HI 96771
Phone
(808) 968-2318
County
Hawaii County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–07
Total enrollment
145
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
83 (57%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
150003000264
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Na Wai Ola - PCS
What is the total enrollment at Na Wai Ola - PCS?
Na Wai Ola - PCS enrolls approximately 145 students in grades PK-07.
What age range does Na Wai Ola - PCS serve?
Na Wai Ola - PCS serves students from grade PK through grade 07.
How many students per teacher at Na Wai Ola - PCS?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Na Wai Ola - PCS.
How diverse is Na Wai Ola - PCS?
Na Wai Ola - PCS reports a student body of 23% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 21% Two or more.
What district is Na Wai Ola - PCS in?
Na Wai Ola - PCS is part of Hawaii Department of Education.
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