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How has Pearl City Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 438
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000115
Pearl City Elementary School
1090 Waimano Home Rd, Pearl City, HI 96782 · (808) 453-6455 · Honolulu County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Hawaii public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
199 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 49%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 33% smaller than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 79% · US 70%
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
Test scores
Strive HI 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
64.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 →
Schools most like Pearl City Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl City Elementary School this school | 396 | 50.3% | N/A |
| Alvah A Scott Elementary School Aiea | 433 | 48.5% | N/A |
| Helemano Elementary School Wahiawa | 417 | 59.2% | N/A |
| Lehua Elementary School Pearl City | 248 | 49.2% | N/A |
| President Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Honolulu | 346 | 56.4% | N/A |
| Waimalu Elementary School Aiea | 312 | 50.0% | 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 Pearl City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #39 of 178 | #35 of 124 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #67 of 178 | #56 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #98 of 183 | #68 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #30 of 164 | #22 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.1% | #13 of 164 | #10 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #97 of 179 | #56 of 125 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #121 of 141 | #87 of 101 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
396
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 396 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 50% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 47% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 50% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 53% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 57% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 57% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 55% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 31 | 18.1:1 | 53% (299) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 29 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pearl City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (422 to 396); teachers up 28% (25 to 32).
About Pearl City Elementary School
The public elementary school Pearl City Elementary School is located in Pearl City, Hawaii. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 396 students in 2024-25.
Pearl City Elementary School is one of 296 schools in Hawaii Department of Education, which enrolls 167,071 students in total.
The student body at Pearl City Elementary School has no majority group. Asian students lead at 29%. The rest of enrollment is 25% multiracial, 21% Hispanic, 15% Pacific Islander, and 6% White. Census estimates put the Asian share of Honolulu County's population at about 42%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 78, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pearl City Elementary School is 12.4:1, based on 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Hawaii, 13.8:1, is higher. Pearl City Elementary School counts 50% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Honolulu County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
Pearl City Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of Hawaii public elementary schools.
Census data for Honolulu County show the median household earns about $106,195 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Pearl City Elementary School, Honolulu County has 187 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lehua Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The NCES locale for Pearl City Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 5% across 4 years, from 415 in 2020-21 to 396 in 2024-25. The ratio was 14.8:1 in 2020-21 and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Honolulu County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,001,146
Census ACS
Median income
$106,195
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
111,011 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hawaii Department of Education
- James Campbell High SchoolHigh · 2,890 students
- Waipahu High SchoolHigh · 2,538 students
- Mililani High SchoolHigh · 2,382 students
- Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High SchoolHigh · 2,094 students
- Moanalua High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Hawaii Technology Academy - PCSCombined · 1,924 students
Other schools in Pearl City
- Pearl City High SchoolHigh · 1,481 students
- Highlands Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Pearl City Highlands SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Waiau Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Momilani Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Palisades Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
Other Pearl City Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Pearl City Elementary. Pearl City Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Pearl City Elementary SchoolPearl City, IL · 213 students
Nearby schools
- Lehua Elementary School0.4 mi · 248
- Pearl City Highlands School0.7 mi · 515
- Highlands Intermediate School0.7 mi · 824
- Manana Elementary School0.9 mi · 270
- Waiau Elementary School1.2 mi · 498
- Waipahu High School1.4 mi · 2,538
Frequently asked questions
About Pearl City Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pearl City Elementary School?
Pearl City Elementary School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades PK-06.
Is Pearl City Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pearl City Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pearl City Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pearl City Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pearl City Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pearl City Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, 29% Asian, 25% Two or more.
Is Pearl City Elementary School public or private?
Pearl City Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education.
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