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Waiakeawaena Elementary School

Regular School · Hilo, HI

Waiakeawaena Elementary School is a regular school school in Hilo, Hawaii, serving grades PK–05 with 669 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
669
Teachers (FTE)
52.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Two or more races 228 34%
Hispanic/Latino 182 27%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 155 23%
Asian 80 12%
White 23 3%
Black or African American 1 0%
Total enrollment 669 350M / 319F

English Language Learners: 30 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 26.0% -8.2pp 34.2% 268
Reading Proficiency 43.0% -7.2pp 50.2% 235
Science Proficiency 35-39% 92

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)
-0.12 grade levels
Math
+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
8
1.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
160
23.9% 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.) 669 100%

Contact & Location

2420 Kilauea Ave

Hilo, HI 96720

Phone: (808)981-7200

District

Hawaii Department of Education

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,804

District enrollment: 170,209

NCES ID

150003000054

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