Red Hill Elementary School

Located at 1265 Ala Kula Pl, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Red Hill Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus that works with 423 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within Hawaii Department of Education.

Hawaii Department of Education runs 296 schools in total, collectively educating 167,071 students. Red Hill Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Red Hill Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (29%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 28% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, 10% Black, 8% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 18% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 26% of students at Red Hill Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Honolulu County's rate of about 42%.

In the broader community, census data for Honolulu County shows median household income runs about $106,195, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Honolulu County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), Red Hill Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Moanalua Middle School, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Red Hill Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 466 students in 2018 compared to 423 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 22% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.