Pohakea Elementary School

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

Pohakea Elementary School in Ewa Beach, Hawaii enrolled 493 students in 2024-25 with 35.0 full-time teachers, 14.1 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, 52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45% 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 9%

492 students in 2022-23, 499 students in 2023-24, 493 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 35.0.

Students enrolled at Pohakea Elementary School by school year2022-23: 492, 2023-24: 499, 2024-25: 49302004006002022-234922023-244992024-25493
Students enrolled at Pohakea Elementary School by school year2022-23: 492, 2023-24: 499, 2024-25: 49302004006002022-234922023-244992024-25493
Students enrolled at Pohakea Elementary School by school year2022-23: 492, 2023-24: 499, 2024-25: 49302004006002022-234922023-244992024-25493
Students enrolled at Pohakea Elementary School by school year2022-23: 492, 2023-24: 499, 2024-25: 49302004006002022-234922023-244992024-25493
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349232.015.4
2023-2449935.014.3
2024-2549335.014.1

14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 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 14.1; state median 13.9.7.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 14.1; state median 13.9.7.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 14.1; state median 13.9.7.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 14.1; state median 13.9.7.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state 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 232 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pohakea Elementary School enrolled 463 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 232 of the 463 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent47.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

31.4% of students were Asian, 22.1% of two or more races, 20.9% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.

  1. Asian31.4%
  2. Two or more races22.1%
  3. Pacific Islander20.9%
  4. Hispanic19.1%
  5. White5.3%
  6. Black1.2%

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 Pohakea Elementary School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% 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, 2021-2252%52%51.9%
Math, 2022-2345%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 Ewa Beach

7 public elementary schools in Ewa Beach report 2024-25 enrollment; Pohakea Elementary School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ewa Elementary School1,22618.638.3%
Holomua Elementary School1,10715.025.4%
Keoneula Elementary School90016.116.6%
Ewa Beach Elementary School70115.228.2%
Kaimiloa Elementary School67714.442.5%
Iroquois Point Elementary School56115.257.4%
Pohakea Elementary School49314.149.3%

All public schools in Ewa Beach →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pohakea Elementary School

  1. Ewa Beach Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 701 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Kaimiloa Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 677 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  3. Compare Pohakea Elementary School with Ewa Beach 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 HawaiiPohakea Elementary School is the number 63 by size of 183 Hawaii elementary schools open in 2024-25.#63 of 183
  6. Hawaii schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 13.9 for elementary schools.14.1:1
  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 Pohakea Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Pohakea Elementary School?
    493 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 492 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ewa Beach, HI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pohakea Elementary School?
    14.1 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 Pohakea Elementary School a Title I school?
    Pohakea Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pohakea Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pohakea Elementary School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% 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 Pohakea Elementary School in?
    Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000112 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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