Waikiki Elementary School

Located at 3710 Leahi Ave, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Waikiki Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus that instructs 553 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Hawaii Department of Education. Enrollment runs roughly 26% above the state mean of about 438.

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

In terms of who attends, Waikiki Elementary School lists that 35% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 34% multiracial, 18% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Pacific Islander.

On the resource side, Waikiki Elementary School logs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Waikiki Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Honolulu County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Honolulu County indicate median household earnings sit near $106,195, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Waikiki Elementary School is one of 187 public schools in Honolulu County (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Waikiki Elementary School has ticked down 6%, going from 587 students in 2018 to 553 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.