Waiau Elementary School

Regular School · Pearl City, HI

Waiau Elementary School is a regular school school in Pearl City, Hawaii, serving grades PK–06 with 498 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

498

Teachers (FTE)

34.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Two or more races	144	29%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	142	29%
Hispanic/Latino	126	25%
Asian	73	15%
White	9	2%
Black or African American	4	1%
Total enrollment	498	257M / 241F

English Language Learners: 12 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	39.0% +4.8pp	34.2%	221
Reading Proficiency	53.0% +2.8pp	50.2%	220
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	64

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)

+0.03 grade levels

Math

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

10.8% 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.)	498	100%

Contact & Location

98-450 Hookanike St

Pearl City, HI 96782

Phone: (808)453-6530

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 96782) → CensusDepth.com
Hawaii population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Hawaii teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

150003000109

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