Waihee Elementary School

Waihee Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Wailuku, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Department of Education. Current enrollment sits at 572 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% larger than the state mean of about 438.

Within Hawaii Department of Education, which oversees 296 schools and 167,071 students, Waihee Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Waihee Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Pacific Islander at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 18% multiracial, 18% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 4% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Waihee Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 58% of students at Waihee Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Maui County put median household earnings sit near $97,161, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Maui County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,695 students), of which Waihee Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Henry Perrine Baldwin High School, around 3.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Waihee Elementary School.

Waihee Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Waihee Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 697 (now 572). The Asian share of enrollment declined from 21% to 15% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.