Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Honolulu, Hawaii

Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School in Honolulu, Hawaii enrolled 529 students in 2024-25 with 34.0 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the Hawaii elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 78% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 75% 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 rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

481 students in 2022-23, 541 students in 2023-24, 529 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.0 to 34.0.

Students enrolled at Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 541, 2024-25: 52902004006002022-234812023-245412024-25529
Students enrolled at Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 541, 2024-25: 52902004006002022-234812023-245412024-25529
Students enrolled at Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 541, 2024-25: 52902004006002022-234812023-245412024-25529
Students enrolled at Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 541, 2024-25: 52902004006002022-234812023-245412024-25529
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348137.013.0
2023-2454135.015.5
2024-2552934.015.6

15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 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.

Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 15.6; state median 13.9.7.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 15.6; state median 13.9.7.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 15.6; state median 13.9.7.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 15.6; state median 13.9.7.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

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 239 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School enrolled 477 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 239 of the 477 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent9.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.6% of students were White, 15.9% of two or more races, 13.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White58.6%
  2. Two or more races15.9%
  3. Hispanic13.8%
  4. Asian6.4%
  5. Black3.0%
  6. Pacific Islander2.1%
  7. American Indian0.2%

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 Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School scored proficient or above: 78% in reading in 2021-22 and 75% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtHawaii
Reading and language arts, 2021-2278%52%51.9%
Math, 2022-2375%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.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Maemae Elementary School66715.515.7%
Moanalua Elementary School66116.913.2%
Aliamanu Elementary School65016.715.8%
Salt Lake Elementary School64314.337.2%
Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School58713.59.7%
Makalapa Elementary School57915.225.6%
Waikiki Elementary School55315.417.5%
Kalihi Kai Elementary School53313.747.7%

All public schools in Honolulu →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School

  1. Mokulele Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 210 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 371 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School with Mokulele Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in HawaiiLt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School is the number 52 by size of 183 Hawaii elementary schools open in 2024-25.#52 of 183
  6. Hawaii schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 13.9 for elementary schools.15.6:1
  7. 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 Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School?
    529 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 481 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Honolulu, HI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School?
    15.6 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.
  3. Is Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School a Title I school?
    Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School scored proficient or above: 78% in reading in 2021-22 and 75% 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.
  5. What district is Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School in?
    Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000170 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.

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