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Waipahu Elementary School
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Hawaii public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 140 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 131 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 35% smaller than its 6th grade class (131).
Test scores
Strive HI 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Hawaii schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
Schools most like Waipahu Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waipahu Elementary School this school | 827 | 73.2% | N/A |
| Queen Kaahumanu Elementary School Honolulu | 477 | 65.4% | N/A |
| Lihikai Elementary School Kahului | 632 | 61.6% | N/A |
| Mayor Joseph J Fern Elementary School Honolulu | 384 | 74.0% | N/A |
| Kalihi Waena Elementary School Honolulu | 432 | 65.3% | N/A |
| Kahului Elementary School Kahului | 795 | 59.6% | N/A |
Where Waipahu Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #133 of 178 | #99 of 124 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #149 of 178 | #108 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 827 | #8 of 183 | #5 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #37 of 164 | #27 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #131 of 164 | #90 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #23 of 179 | #17 of 125 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #45 of 141 | #34 of 101 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 827 | 66 | 12.5:1 | 73% (605) |
| 2023-24 | 853 | 65 | 13.1:1 | 76% (651) |
| 2022-23 | 863 | 74 | 11.7:1 | 76% (659) |
| 2020-21 | 965 | 72 | 13.4:1 | 83% (804) |
| 2017-18 | 1,037 | 74 | 14.0:1 | 77% (803) |
| 2015-16 | 1,085 | 71 | 15.3:1 | 81% (884) |
| 2010-11 | 1,041 | 70 | 14.9:1 | 81% (843) |
| 2000-01 | 990 | 64 | 15.5:1 | 84% (829) |
| 1990-91 | 911 | 49 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,037 to 827); teachers down 11% (74 to 66).
About Waipahu Elementary School
Waipahu Elementary School is a large elementary school serving families in Waipahu, Hawaii. It enrolls 827 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6. That is 89% larger than the average of about 438 students for elementary schools in Hawaii.
Enrollment across the 296 schools in Hawaii Department of Education totals 167,071 students.
Pacific Islander students account for 43% of enrollment at Waipahu Elementary School, more than any other group. Other groups include 37% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Waipahu Elementary School scores 66%.
Its ratio of 12.5:1 is based on 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Hawaii average 13.8:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 73%. On average, public schools in Honolulu County report 42%.
Among Hawaii public elementary schools, Waipahu Elementary School outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Census data for Honolulu County show median household income comes to about $106,195, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 187 public schools in the county, enrolling about 111,011, Waipahu Elementary School among them.
Waipahu Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Waipahu Intermediate School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Waipahu Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Waipahu Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
A 14% decline took enrollment from 965 in 2020-21 to 827 in 2024-25.
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