Waiakea Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Hilo, Hawaii
Waiakea Elementary School in Hilo, Hawaii enrolled 706 students in 2024-25 with 47.0 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Hawaii elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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 fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
789 students in 2022-23, 725 students in 2023-24, 706 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 53.0 to 47.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 789 | 53.0 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 725 | 51.0 | 14.2 |
| 2024-25 | 706 | 47.0 | 15.0 |
15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 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 407 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Waiakea Elementary School enrolled 814 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 407 of the 814 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions29
- Chronically absent40.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
29.5% of students were Pacific Islander, 28.9% of two or more races, 23.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Pacific Islander29.5%
- Two or more races28.9%
- Hispanic23.5%
- Asian14.7%
- White3.4%
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 Waiakea Elementary School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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 | 51% | 52% | 51.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 44% | 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 Hilo
8 public elementary schools in Hilo report 2024-25 enrollment; Waiakea Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiakea Elementary School | 706 | 15.0 | 45.3% |
| Waiakeawaena Elementary School | 669 | 12.9 | 41.3% |
| Hilo Union Elementary School | 449 | 12.0 | 64.8% |
| Ernest Bowen DeSilva Elementary School | 422 | 18.3 | 21.8% |
| Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School | 354 | 14.2 | 59.9% |
| Keaukaha Elementary School | 341 | 12.2 | 61.3% |
| Kaumana Elementary School | 238 | 15.9 | 45.0% |
| Haaheo Elementary School | 122 | 11.1 | 37.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Waiakea Elementary School
- Waiakeawaena Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 669 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 354 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Waiakea Elementary School with Waiakeawaena 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 HawaiiWaiakea Elementary School is the number 20 by size of 183 Hawaii elementary schools open in 2024-25.#20 of 183
- Hawaii schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 13.9 for elementary schools.15.0:1
- 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 Waiakea Elementary School
How many students attend Waiakea Elementary School?
706 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 789 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hilo, HI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Waiakea Elementary School?
15.0 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 Waiakea Elementary School a Title I school?
Waiakea Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Waiakea Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Waiakea Elementary School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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 Waiakea Elementary School in?
Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000051 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.