Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 438
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000187
Puuhale Elementary School
345 Puuhale Rd, Honolulu, HI 96819 · (808) 832-3190 · Honolulu County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Hawaii public elementary schools
- C+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
12.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
62%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
48.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
32.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 Puuhale Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puuhale Elementary School this school | 239 | 84.5% | N/A |
| Kaewai Elementary School Honolulu | 257 | 80.9% | N/A |
| Princess Victoria Kaiulani Elementary School Honolulu | 244 | 78.7% | N/A |
| Kalihi Elementary School Honolulu | 183 | 75.4% | N/A |
| Princess Miriam K Likelike Elementary School Honolulu | 227 | 74.0% | N/A |
| Kauluwela Elementary School Honolulu | 383 | 88.8% | 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 Puuhale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #152 of 178 | #109 of 124 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #113 of 178 | #89 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #158 of 183 | #111 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #39 of 164 | #28 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #144 of 164 | #100 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #7 of 179 | #5 of 125 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #12 of 29 | #8 of 19 |
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
239
-32 (-12%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 239 | 19 | 12.6:1 | 85% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 18.5 | 13.5:1 | 82% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 20.5 | 11.8:1 | 77% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 22 | 12.3:1 | 80% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 224 | 16.5 | 13.6:1 | 67% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 21 | 11.4:1 | 71% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 234 | 16 | 14.6:1 | 79% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 20 | 15.6:1 | 75% (234) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 17 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Puuhale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (224 to 239); teachers up 15% (16.5 to 19).
About Puuhale Elementary School
Puuhale Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Honolulu, Hawaii. It serves 239 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Hawaii average about 438 students.
Hawaii Department of Education is made up of 296 schools with 167,071 students in all.
At 54%, Pacific Islander students outnumber all other groups at Puuhale Elementary School combined. It is also 28% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. By the diversity index, Puuhale Elementary School comes in at 62%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.6:1, with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Hawaii, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Puuhale Elementary School is 85%. That rate is above the 42% average among public schools in Honolulu County.
Measured against Hawaii public elementary schools, Puuhale Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Puuhale Elementary School is located in Honolulu County, where median household income is about $106,195, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Puuhale Elementary School is one of 187 public schools in Honolulu County, which together enroll about 111,011 students.
Kalihi Kai Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Puuhale Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The number of students dropped from 271 to 239 over 4 years.
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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 Puuhale Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Puuhale Elementary School?
Puuhale Elementary School enrolls approximately 239 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Puuhale Elementary School serve?
Puuhale Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Puuhale Elementary School have?
Puuhale Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Puuhale Elementary School?
Student demographics at Puuhale Elementary School are roughly 0% White, 10% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Puuhale Elementary School?
Puuhale Elementary School is overseen by Hawaii Department of Education in Honolulu County.
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