University Laboratory School

University Laboratory School is an unified-grade school of medium-sized scale in Honolulu, Hawaii, one of the schools within Hawaii Department of Education, instructing 450 students in grades K through 12.

Across the 296 schools in Hawaii Department of Education (167,071 students total), University Laboratory School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, University Laboratory School shows that Asian students make up the majority at 58%; the rest looks like 17% White, 16% Pacific Islander, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

In terms of school funding signals, University Laboratory School lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Honolulu County (around 42%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Honolulu County put median household earnings sit near $106,195, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Honolulu County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), of which University Laboratory School is one.

The closest other public school is Voyager - A Public Charter School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a high-density site. As a public charter, University Laboratory School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. University Laboratory School's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 437 (now 450). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.