Waialua Elementary School

Located at 67-020 Waialua Beach Rd, in Waialua, Hawaii, Waialua Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school that instructs 413 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Hawaii Department of Education.

Hawaii Department of Education comprises 296 schools with combined enrollment of 167,071 students; Waialua Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Waialua Elementary School records that the largest single group is White at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 24% Hispanic, 21% multiracial, 13% Asian, 10% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 18% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Honolulu County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Honolulu County put median household income runs about $106,195, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Honolulu County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), of which Waialua Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Waialua High & Intermediate School, around 0.8 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Waialua Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Waialua Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 25% since 2018, when it stood at 548 (now 413). White enrollment moved from 20% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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