Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 438
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000152
Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School
1 C Ave, Honolulu, HI 96818 · (808) 421-4245 · Honolulu County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Hawaii public elementary schools
- BTest 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
12.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
88 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (44).
Student demographics
73%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
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Strive HI 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
63.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 Kai Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School this school | 371 | 23.7% | N/A |
| Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School Honolulu | 587 | 21.1% | N/A |
| Daniel K Inouye Elementary School Wahiawa | 591 | 28.6% | N/A |
| Red Hill Elementary School Honolulu | 423 | 26.0% | N/A |
| Mokulele Elementary School Honolulu | 210 | 22.4% | N/A |
| Major General William R Shafter Elementary School Honolulu | 380 | 25.8% | 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 Kai Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #44 of 178 | #40 of 124 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #74 of 178 | #63 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #108 of 183 | #75 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #44 of 164 | #33 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #89 of 164 | #57 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #152 of 179 | #99 of 125 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #53 of 141 | #41 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
371
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 371 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 24% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 21% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 28 | 12.7:1 | 27% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 17% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 33.5 | 13.6:1 | 26% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 28% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | 41 | 16.8:1 | 32% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 29% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 44 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (457 to 371); teachers down 13% (33.5 to 29).
About Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School
Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School is a public elementary school in Honolulu, Hawaii. In all, 371 students attend the school in pre-K through 6.
Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School is a school in Hawaii Department of Education. The district has 296 schools and 167,071 students.
About 44% of students at Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 10% Black, and 5% Asian. Among all residents of Honolulu County, the White share is about 18%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
There are 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School, giving a ratio of 12.8:1. Elementary schools in Hawaii have an average ratio of 13.8:1. By family income, 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Honolulu County averages 42%, higher than here.
Among Hawaii public elementary schools, Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
In Honolulu County, the median household earns about $106,195 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Honolulu County, 187 public schools serve about 111,011 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Mokulele Elementary School, is the closest to Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School. Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal data place Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 3%, from 381 to 371.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School?
Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School enrolls approximately 371 students in grades PK-06.
Is Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School have?
Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School?
Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School reports a student body of 44% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School?
Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School is overseen by Hawaii Department of Education in Honolulu County.
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