Momilani Elementary School

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

Momilani Elementary School in Pearl City, Hawaii enrolled 412 students in 2024-25 with 23.5 full-time teachers, 17.5 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, 84% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 81% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Hawaii: 51.9% and 39.4%).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

408 students in 2022-23, 407 students in 2023-24, 412 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 23.5.

Students enrolled at Momilani Elementary School by school year2022-23: 408, 2023-24: 407, 2024-25: 41202004006002022-234082023-244072024-25412
Students enrolled at Momilani Elementary School by school year2022-23: 408, 2023-24: 407, 2024-25: 41202004006002022-234082023-244072024-25412
Students enrolled at Momilani Elementary School by school year2022-23: 408, 2023-24: 407, 2024-25: 41202004006002022-234082023-244072024-25412
Students enrolled at Momilani Elementary School by school year2022-23: 408, 2023-24: 407, 2024-25: 41202004006002022-234082023-244072024-25412
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340821.019.4
2023-2440722.518.1
2024-2541223.517.5

17.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 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 17.5; state median 13.9.7.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 17.5; state median 13.9.7.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 17.5; state median 13.9.7.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 17.5; state median 13.9.7.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.5state 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 408 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Momilani Elementary School enrolled 408 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 408 of the 408 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent13.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

44.7% of students were Asian, 32.5% of two or more races, 13.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Asian44.7%
  2. Two or more races32.5%
  3. Hispanic13.6%
  4. Pacific Islander8.0%
  5. White1.2%

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 Momilani Elementary School scored proficient or above: 84% in reading in 2021-22 and 81% 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, 2021-2284%52%51.9%
Math, 2022-2381%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 Pearl City

7 public elementary schools in Pearl City report 2024-25 enrollment; Momilani Elementary School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pearl City Highlands School51516.320.4%
Waiau Elementary School49814.636.9%
Momilani Elementary School41217.511.2%
Pearl City Elementary School39612.434.1%
Palisades Elementary School35617.026.4%
Manana Elementary School27012.930.0%
Lehua Elementary School24812.440.7%

All public schools in Pearl City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Momilani Elementary School

  1. Palisades Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 356 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Pearl City Highlands SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 515 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Momilani Elementary School with Palisades 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 HawaiiMomilani Elementary School is the number 90 by size of 183 Hawaii elementary schools open in 2024-25.#90 of 183
  6. Hawaii schools by students per teacher17.5 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 13.9 for elementary schools.17.5:1
  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 Momilani Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Momilani Elementary School?
    412 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 408 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pearl City, HI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Momilani Elementary School?
    17.5 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 Momilani Elementary School a Title I school?
    Momilani 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 Momilani Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Momilani Elementary School scored proficient or above: 84% in reading in 2021-22 and 81% 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 Momilani Elementary School in?
    Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000120 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