Kalihi Kai Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Kalihi Kai Elementary School in Honolulu, Hawaii enrolled 533 students in 2024-25 with 39.0 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Hawaii elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Hawaii: 51.9% and 39.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
528 students in 2022-23, 542 students in 2023-24, 533 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.0 to 39.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 528 | 38.0 | 13.9 |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 38.0 | 14.3 |
| 2024-25 | 533 | 39.0 | 13.7 |
13.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 Hawaii elementary schools
Among the 183 Hawaii elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 273 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kalihi Kai Elementary School enrolled 546 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 273 of the 546 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent32.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.9% of students were Asian, 16.5% Pacific Islander, 7.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Asian70.9%
- Pacific Islander16.5%
- Two or more races7.1%
- Hispanic5.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Kalihi Kai Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 51.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.4% in math in 2022-23 across Hawaii. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Hawaii, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Hawaii |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40% | 52% | 51.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 42% | 38% (2021-22) | 39.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Honolulu
49 public elementary schools in Honolulu report 2024-25 enrollment; Kalihi Kai Elementary School is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maemae Elementary School | 667 | 15.5 | 15.7% |
| Moanalua Elementary School | 661 | 16.9 | 13.2% |
| Aliamanu Elementary School | 650 | 16.7 | 15.8% |
| Salt Lake Elementary School | 643 | 14.3 | 37.2% |
| Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School | 587 | 13.5 | 9.7% |
| Makalapa Elementary School | 579 | 15.2 | 25.6% |
| Waikiki Elementary School | 553 | 15.4 | 17.5% |
| Kalihi Kai Elementary School | 533 | 13.7 | 47.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kalihi Kai Elementary School
- Puuhale Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 239 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Kalihi Waena Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 432 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Kalihi Kai Elementary School with Puuhale Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hawaii Department of Education spends per student$20,056 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,056
- The largest public schools in HawaiiKalihi Kai Elementary School is the number 51 by size of 183 Hawaii elementary schools open in 2024-25.#51 of 183
- Hawaii schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 13.9 for elementary schools.13.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Kalihi Kai Elementary School
How many students attend Kalihi Kai Elementary School?
533 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 528 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Honolulu, HI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kalihi Kai Elementary School?
13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Hawaii median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Kalihi Kai Elementary School a Title I school?
Kalihi Kai Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Kalihi Kai Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Kalihi Kai Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 51.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.4% in math in 2022-23 across Hawaii. Hawaii's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Kalihi Kai Elementary School in?
Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000160 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.