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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Pearl Harbor Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 438
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000153
Pearl Harbor Elementary School
1 Moanalua Ridge, Honolulu, HI 96818 · (808) 421-4130 · Honolulu County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Hawaii public elementary schools
- CTest 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
12.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
209 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 49%
Community
5
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 | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
81%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
48.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
41.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 Harbor Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Harbor Elementary School this school | 413 | 50.6% | N/A |
| Makalapa Elementary School Honolulu | 579 | 46.6% | N/A |
| Pearl City Elementary School Pearl City | 396 | 50.3% | N/A |
| Gustav H Webling Elementary School Aiea | 436 | 32.8% | N/A |
| Helemano Elementary School Wahiawa | 417 | 59.2% | N/A |
| Lehua Elementary School Pearl City | 248 | 49.2% | 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 Harbor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #116 of 178 | #90 of 124 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #111 of 178 | #87 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #89 of 183 | #62 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #36 of 164 | #26 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 81.3% | #2 of 164 | #2 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #93 of 179 | #52 of 125 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.0% | #17 of 141 | #10 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
413
-59 (-12%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 682
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 413 | 33 | 12.5:1 | 51% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 50% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 36 | 11.7:1 | 50% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 51% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 39.5 | 14.7:1 | 48% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 51% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 41% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 49% (300) |
| 1990-91 | 682 | 42 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pearl Harbor Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (582 to 413); teachers down 16% (39.5 to 33).
About Pearl Harbor Elementary School
The public elementary school Pearl Harbor Elementary School is located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school had 413 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
Pearl Harbor Elementary School is in Hawaii Department of Education, a district with 167,071 students across 296 schools.
Pearl Harbor Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 23%. Other reported shares: 23% Asian, 19% White, 16% multiracial, and 11% Pacific Islander. That compares with about 9% Hispanic among all Honolulu County residents. Pick two students at random and there is an 81% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.5 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Hawaii. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 51%. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Honolulu County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Hawaii public elementary schools, Pearl Harbor Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
According to the American Community Survey, in Honolulu County, the median household income is $106,195, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 187 public schools in Honolulu County, enrolling about 111,011 students in all.
Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School is the public school closest to Pearl Harbor Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The school enrolled 413 students in 2024-25, 59 fewer than the 472 it had in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School0.5 mi · 371
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- Aliamanu Middle School1.0 mi · 755
- Makalapa Elementary School1.0 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Pearl Harbor Elementary SchoolHow large is Pearl Harbor Elementary School?
Pearl Harbor Elementary School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Pearl Harbor Elementary School serve?
Pearl Harbor Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pearl Harbor Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pearl Harbor Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pearl Harbor Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pearl Harbor Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Black, 23% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Pearl Harbor Elementary School?
Pearl Harbor Elementary School is overseen by Hawaii Department of Education in Honolulu County.
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