Waikele Elementary School

Located at 94-1035 Kukula St, in Waipahu, Hawaii, Waikele Elementary School is an average-sized primary school that instructs 515 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Hawaii Department of Education.

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

In terms of who attends, Waikele Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is Asian (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 24% multiracial, 17% Pacific Islander, 14% Hispanic. Compared to Honolulu County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Waikele Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, Honolulu County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,195 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Honolulu County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), Waikele Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: August Ahrens Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 597 students in 2018 compared to 515 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share edged down from 46% to 42%.

On this page, members of the Waikele Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.