Pomaikai Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Kahului, Hawaii

Pomaikai Elementary School in Kahului, Hawaii enrolled 545 students in 2024-25 with 37.0 full-time teachers, 14.7 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, 61% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60% 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

518 students in 2022-23, 585 students in 2023-24, 545 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.5 to 37.0.

Students enrolled at Pomaikai Elementary School by school year2022-23: 518, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 54502004006002022-235182023-245852024-25545
Students enrolled at Pomaikai Elementary School by school year2022-23: 518, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 54502004006002022-235182023-245852024-25545
Students enrolled at Pomaikai Elementary School by school year2022-23: 518, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 54502004006002022-235182023-245852024-25545
Students enrolled at Pomaikai Elementary School by school year2022-23: 518, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 54502004006002022-235182023-245852024-25545
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351834.515.0
2023-2458535.016.7
2024-2554537.014.7

14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 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 14.7; state median 13.9.7.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 14.7; state median 13.9.7.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 14.7; state median 13.9.7.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 14.7; state median 13.9.7.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pomaikai Elementary School enrolled 537 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent29.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

31.2% of students were of two or more races, 23.1% Asian, 21.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Two or more races31.2%
  2. Asian23.1%
  3. Hispanic21.3%
  4. Pacific Islander12.5%
  5. White11.7%
  6. Black0.2%

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 Pomaikai Elementary School scored proficient or above: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% 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, 2021-2261%52%51.9%
Math, 2022-2360%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 Kahului

3 public elementary schools in Kahului report 2024-25 enrollment; Pomaikai Elementary School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Kahului Elementary School79513.743.1%
Lihikai Elementary School63214.746.4%
Pomaikai Elementary School54514.716.9%

All public schools in Kahului →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pomaikai Elementary School

  1. Lihikai Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 632 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Kahului Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 795 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Pomaikai Elementary School with Lihikai 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 HawaiiPomaikai Elementary School is the number 50 by size of 183 Hawaii elementary schools open in 2024-25.#50 of 183
  6. Hawaii schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 13.9 for elementary schools.14.7:1
  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 Pomaikai Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Pomaikai Elementary School?
    545 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 518 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kahului, HI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pomaikai Elementary School?
    14.7 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.
  3. Is Pomaikai Elementary School a Title I school?
    Pomaikai 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 Pomaikai Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pomaikai Elementary School scored proficient or above: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% 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 Pomaikai Elementary School in?
    Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000292 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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