Kalihi Waena Elementary School

Regular School · Honolulu, HI

Kalihi Waena Elementary School is a regular school school in Honolulu, Hawaii, serving grades PK–05 with 432 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

432

Teachers (FTE)

30.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	192	44%
Asian	180	42%
Two or more races	45	10%
Hispanic/Latino	15	3%
Total enrollment	432	229M / 203F

English Language Learners: 169 (39% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	14.0% -20.2pp	34.2%	285
Reading Proficiency	28.0% -22.2pp	50.2%	281
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	99

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)

-0.48 grade levels

Math

+0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

15 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

171

39.6% 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.)	432	100%

Contact & Location

1240 Gulick Ave

Honolulu, HI 96819

Phone: (808)832-3210

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 96819) → CensusDepth.com
Hawaii population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Hawaii teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

150003000209

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