Royal Elementary School

Royal Elementary School operates as a tight-knit K-5 school in Honolulu, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Department of Education. Current enrollment sits at 293 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 33% below the state mean of about 438.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Royal Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Pacific Islander at 33%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 25% Asian, 21% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 6% White.

Looking at school resources, Royal Elementary School shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 65% of students at Royal Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Honolulu County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Honolulu County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,195 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Honolulu County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), Royal Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Princess Ruth Keelikolani Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Royal Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Royal Elementary School has declined 21%, going from 370 students in 2018 to 293 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment shrank from 35% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.