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What's one thing Pomaikai Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 438
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000292
Pomaikai Elementary School
4650 S Kamehameha Ave, Kahului, HI 96732 · (808) 876-7610 · Maui County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Hawaii public elementary schools
- A-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
14.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
141 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
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
63.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
60.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 Pomaikai Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomaikai Elementary School this school | 545 | 25.9% | N/A |
| Ernest Bowen DeSilva Elementary School Hilo | 422 | 26.1% | N/A |
| Mililani Waena Elementary School Mililani | 642 | 29.4% | N/A |
| Mililani Uka Elementary School Mililani | 658 | 22.9% | N/A |
| Waialae Elementary - PCS Honolulu | 495 | 25.3% | N/A |
| Puu Kukui Elementary School Wailuku | 750 | 33.6% | 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 Pomaikai Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Maui County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #58 of 178 | #1 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #63 of 178 | #2 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #50 of 183 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #115 of 164 | #11 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.5% | #20 of 164 | #4 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #146 of 179 | #17 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #107 of 141 | #12 of 16 |
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
545
-23 (-4%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 545 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 26% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 27% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 34.5 | 15.0:1 | 17% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 25% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 25% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 23% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 24% (142) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pomaikai Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (595 to 545); teachers down 5% (39 to 37).
About Pomaikai Elementary School
Pomaikai Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Hawaii Department of Education, located in Kahului, Hawaii. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 545 students. The school is 24% larger than the average for elementary schools in Hawaii.
Hawaii Department of Education runs Pomaikai Elementary School along with 295 other schools, enrolling 167,071 students in total.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Pomaikai Elementary School is multiracial, with 31% of students. Enrollment also includes 23% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 12% Pacific Islander, and 12% White. The diversity index for Pomaikai Elementary School is 77%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.7 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Hawaii have an average ratio of 13.8:1. The school reported 26% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Maui County report 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, Pomaikai Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 79% of Hawaii public elementary schools.
The county, Maui County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $97,161 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Pomaikai Elementary School, Maui County has 34 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Maui Waena Intermediate School, is about 0.7 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Pomaikai Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Pomaikai Elementary School enrolled 568 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 545. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.7:1 to 14.7:1.
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Maui County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,522
Census ACS
Median income
$97,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
19,695 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 Kahului
- Maui High SchoolHigh · 1,725 students
- Maui Waena Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,015 students
- Kahului Elementary SchoolElementary · 795 students
- Lihikai Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
Nearby schools
- Maui Waena Intermediate School0.7 mi · 1,015
- Lihikai Elementary School1.1 mi · 632
- Maui High School1.2 mi · 1,725
- Kahului Elementary School1.4 mi · 795
- Puu Kukui Elementary School1.6 mi · 750
- Iao Intermediate School1.6 mi · 893
Frequently asked questions
About Pomaikai Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pomaikai Elementary School?
Pomaikai Elementary School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pomaikai Elementary School serve?
Pomaikai Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pomaikai Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pomaikai Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pomaikai Elementary School?
At Pomaikai Elementary School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Black, 23% Asian, 31% Two or more.
Is Pomaikai Elementary School public or private?
Pomaikai Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education.
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