Pahoa Elementary School

Pahoa Elementary School is a medium-sized primary school in Pahoa, Hawaii, operated by Hawaii Department of Education. The school hosts 402 students in grades pre-K through 6.

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

On demographics, Pahoa Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Pacific Islander at 31%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 31% Hispanic, 21% multiracial, 11% White, 5% Asian.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Hawaii County's rate of about 59%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hawaii County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,639 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Hawaii County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,129 students), of which Pahoa Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Pahoa High & Intermediate School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pahoa Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 399 students in 2018 to 402 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 12% to 5% across the same window.

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