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What's one thing Princess Nahienaena Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 438
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000237
Princess Nahienaena Elementary School
816 Niheu St, Lahaina, HI 96761 · (808) 662-4020 · Maui County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Hawaii public elementary schools
- DTest 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
10.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
223 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 | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
72%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
32.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
25.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 Princess Nahienaena Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Nahienaena Elementary School this school | 433 | 51.5% | N/A |
| Eleele Elementary School Eleele | 367 | 51.0% | N/A |
| Waimalu Elementary School Aiea | 312 | 50.0% | N/A |
| Salt Lake Elementary School Honolulu | 643 | 49.0% | N/A |
| Pauoa Elementary School Honolulu | 348 | 45.7% | N/A |
| Alvah A Scott Elementary School Aiea | 433 | 48.5% | 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 Princess Nahienaena Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Maui County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #162 of 178 | #17 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #163 of 178 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #80 of 183 | #10 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #4 of 164 | #3 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #94 of 164 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #89 of 179 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.0% | #4 of 141 | #2 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
433
-278 (-39%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 433 | 40 | 10.8:1 | 52% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 46 | 11.2:1 | 55% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 55% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 711 | 51 | 13.9:1 | 67% (474) |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 52% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 44 | 16.7:1 | 55% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 46% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 36 | 18.1:1 | 38% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 19 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Princess Nahienaena Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (734 to 433); teachers down 11% (45 to 40).
About Princess Nahienaena Elementary School
Princess Nahienaena Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Lahaina, Hawaii, administered by Hawaii Department of Education. It teaches 433 students in pre-K through 5.
Princess Nahienaena Elementary School is in Hawaii Department of Education, a district with 167,071 students across 296 schools.
The biggest share of students at Princess Nahienaena Elementary School, 39%, is Asian. The rest of enrollment is 27% Pacific Islander, 16% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, and 3% White. Census estimates put the Asian share of Maui County's population at about 28%. The diversity index for Princess Nahienaena Elementary School is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.8 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Hawaii, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 52% of students at Princess Nahienaena Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Maui County is close, at 51%.
Among Hawaii public elementary schools, Princess Nahienaena Elementary School outscored 8%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
In Maui County, median household income comes to about $97,161, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 34, with about 19,695 students.
Princess Nahienaena Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Lahaina Intermediate School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Princess Nahienaena Elementary School holds 2 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Princess Nahienaena Elementary School's location as Town: Fringe.
The school's student count decreased 39% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 10.8 students per teacher, compared with 13.9 in 2020-21.
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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
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- Lahaina Intermediate School0.1 mi · 449
- Lahainaluna High School0.4 mi · 813
- King Kamehameha III Elementary School5.2 mi · 333
- Puu Kukui Elementary School10.1 mi · 750
- Waihee Elementary School10.2 mi · 572
- Wailuku Elementary School10.2 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Princess Nahienaena Elementary SchoolHow large is Princess Nahienaena Elementary School?
Princess Nahienaena Elementary School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Princess Nahienaena Elementary School serve?
Princess Nahienaena Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Princess Nahienaena Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Princess Nahienaena Elementary School is approximately 10.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Princess Nahienaena Elementary School?
Student demographics at Princess Nahienaena Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 39% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Princess Nahienaena Elementary School?
Princess Nahienaena Elementary School is overseen by Hawaii Department of Education in Maui County.
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