Puohala Elementary School

Set in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Puohala Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary-level community, operated by Hawaii Department of Education. It teaches 320 students across grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 438 students each, so Puohala Elementary School sits 27% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Hawaii Department of Education, which oversees 296 schools and 167,071 students, Puohala Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Puohala Elementary School reports that 51% of students identify as Pacific Islander, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 23% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 6% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Puohala Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Honolulu County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Honolulu County put the typical household earns roughly $106,195 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Honolulu County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), Puohala Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Castle High School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Puohala Elementary School.

Puohala Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Puohala Elementary School has rose 14%, going from 280 students in 2018 to 320 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 28% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Puohala Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.