Wailuku Elementary School

Wailuku Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary-level community in Wailuku, Hawaii, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education, instructs 550 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% above the state mean of about 438.

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

On demographics, Wailuku Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is Pacific Islander (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 25% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, 16% Asian, 4% White.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Maui County's rate of about 51%.

Across the wider county, census data for Maui County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,161 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maui County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,695 students), of which Wailuku Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Iao Intermediate School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wailuku Elementary School.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 21%: 697 students in 2018 compared to 550 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, 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.