Kainalu Elementary School

Regular School · Kailua, HI

Kainalu Elementary School is a regular school school in Kailua, Hawaii, serving grades PK–06 with 559 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

559

Teachers (FTE)

37.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	234	42%
Two or more races	143	26%
Hispanic/Latino	109	19%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	52	9%
Asian	20	4%
Black or African American	1	0%
Total enrollment	559	308M / 251F

English Language Learners: 3 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	56.0% +21.8pp	34.2%	232
Reading Proficiency	64.0% +13.8pp	50.2%	232
Science Proficiency	60-64%	—	70

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.22 grade levels

Math

-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

21 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

10.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	559	100%

Contact & Location

165 Kaiholu St

Kailua, HI 96734

Phone: (808)266-7835

District

Hawaii Department of Education

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,804

District enrollment: 170,209

Other Schools in District

Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School Elementary
Ahuimanu Elementary School Elementary
Aiea Elementary School Elementary
Aikahi Elementary School Elementary
Aina Haina Elementary School Elementary
Ala Wai Elementary School Elementary
Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School Elementary
Aliamanu Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 96734) → CensusDepth.com
Hawaii population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Hawaii teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

150003000011

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD