Queen Kaahumanu Elementary School

Queen Kaahumanu Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Honolulu, Hawaii, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education, educates 477 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Queen Kaahumanu Elementary School is one of 296 schools operated by Hawaii Department of Education, a district that hosts 167,071 students overall.

On demographics, Queen Kaahumanu Elementary School records that the largest single group is Pacific Islander at 38%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 33% Asian, 16% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 3% White.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Honolulu County's rate of about 42%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Honolulu County indicate 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), Queen Kaahumanu Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is President William McKinley High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Queen Kaahumanu Elementary School has decreased 9%, going from 526 students in 2018 to 477 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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