Palisades Elementary School

Palisades Elementary School is one of the low-enrollment elementary-level communitys in Pearl City, Hawaii, operated by Hawaii Department of Education, with 356 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Within Hawaii Department of Education, which oversees 296 schools and 167,071 students, Palisades Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Palisades Elementary School records that the most-represented group is multiracial (29%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 24% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 22% Pacific Islander, 3% White.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 31% of students at Palisades Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Honolulu County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Honolulu County reports that median household income runs about $106,195, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Honolulu County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), Palisades Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pearl City High School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Palisades Elementary School.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 19%: 442 students in 2018 compared to 356 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Palisades Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.