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Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 438
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000112
Pohakea Elementary School
91-750 Fort Weaver Rd, Ewa Beach, HI 96706 · (808) 689-1290 · Honolulu County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% 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
14.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
296 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 | 10 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (78).
Student demographics
77%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
59.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
55.0%
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 55 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 Pohakea Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pohakea Elementary School this school | 493 | 60.0% | N/A |
| President Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Honolulu | 361 | 57.1% | N/A |
| Lihikai Elementary School Kahului | 632 | 61.6% | N/A |
| King Kaumualii Elementary School Lihue | 524 | 51.5% | N/A |
| President Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Honolulu | 346 | 56.4% | N/A |
| Helemano Elementary School Wahiawa | 417 | 59.2% | 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 Pohakea Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #72 of 178 | #61 of 124 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #73 of 178 | #62 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #63 of 183 | #45 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #83 of 164 | #63 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.9% | #24 of 164 | #17 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #54 of 179 | #36 of 125 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #118 of 141 | #85 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
493
+36 (+8%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 493 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 60% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 56% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 56% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 56% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 32.5 | 16.2:1 | 54% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 58% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 573 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 60% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 70% (394) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | 32 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pohakea Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (526 to 493); teachers up 8% (32.5 to 35).
About Pohakea Elementary School
In Ewa Beach, Hawaii, part of Honolulu County, Pohakea Elementary School is an elementary school. It reported 493 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
A total of 296 schools make up Hawaii Department of Education, with 167,071 students enrolled.
About 31% of students at Pohakea Elementary School are Asian, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 22% multiracial, 21% Pacific Islander, 19% Hispanic, and 5% White. Honolulu County's residents are about 42% Asian, 11 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 77, compared with 70 nationally.
Pohakea Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Hawaii. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 60% at Pohakea Elementary School. The average for public schools in Honolulu County is 42%.
Pohakea Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 63% of Hawaii public elementary schools.
In the wider Honolulu County area, 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%. Pohakea Elementary School shares Honolulu County with 186 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, James Campbell High School is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pohakea Elementary School.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 457 to 493, an 8% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.1:1.
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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 Ewa Beach
- James Campbell High SchoolHigh · 2,890 students
- Ewa Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,226 students
- Ewa Makai Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,221 students
- Holomua Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,107 students
- Keoneula Elementary SchoolElementary · 900 students
- Honouliuli Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
Nearby schools
- James Campbell High School0.2 mi · 2,890
- Ilima Intermediate School0.2 mi · 725
- Ewa Beach Elementary School0.3 mi · 701
- Kaimiloa Elementary School0.4 mi · 677
- Keoneula Elementary School0.9 mi · 900
- Ewa Makai Middle School1.3 mi · 1,221
Frequently asked questions
About Pohakea Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pohakea Elementary School?
Pohakea Elementary School enrolls approximately 493 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Pohakea Elementary School serve?
Pohakea Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Pohakea Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Pohakea Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pohakea Elementary School?
At Pohakea Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 31% Asian, 22% Two or more.
Is Pohakea Elementary School public or private?
Pohakea Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education.
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