Kauluwela Elementary School

Summary:

Kauluwela Elementary School is a public elementary school in Honolulu, Hawaii, serving 455 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Hawaii Department of Education district, which is ranked 1 out of 1 in the state and rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Kauluwela Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Hawaii elementary schools, with a 1-star rating out of 5 by SchoolDigger for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance is particularly low in certain student subgroups, ranking 138 out of 165 for Hispanic students, 145 out of 196 for Pacific Islander students, 183 out of 207 for special education students, and 141 out of 198 for English language learners. Additionally, Kauluwela Elementary has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.6%, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Lanakila Elementary School and Maemae Elementary School, Kauluwela Elementary School is underperforming, with lower statewide rankings, academic proficiency rates, and higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments and the Hawaii State Assessment (HSA), is consistently below the state average across all subjects and grade levels.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1486 Aala St
       Honolulu, HI  96817


(808) 587-4447

District: Hawaii Department of Education

SchoolDigger Rank:
148th of 207 Hawaii Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,877 Help


Students who attend Kauluwela Elementary School usually attend:

High:    President William McKinley High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  446

Racial breakdown:

Pacific Islander:
60.5%
Asian:
16.8%
Hispanic:
11.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Kauluwela Elementary School ranks worse than 71.5% of elementary schools in Hawaii. It also ranks 140th among 183 ranked elementary schools in the Hawaii Department of Education School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.73. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Pacific Islander (60.5%), Asian (16.8%), Hispanic (11.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kauluwela Elementary School is 13.9, which is the 87th best among 183 elementary schools in the Hawaii Department of Education School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kauluwela Elementary School is $16,877, which is the 82nd highest among 183 elementary schools in the Hawaii Department of Education School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kauluwela Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kauluwela Elementary School 148th of 207 Hawaii public elementary schools. (See Kauluwela Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Hawaii Department of Education:

SchoolDigger ranks Hawaii Department of Education 1st of 1 Hawaii school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Kauluwela Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Kauluwela Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 56.98 68th 194 64.9%
2007 50.89 99th 192 48.4%
2008 54.05 71st 146 51.4%
2009 67.90 44th 191 77.0%
2010 60.95 69th 183 62.3%
2011 54.77 88th 191 53.9%
2012 44.28 119th 195 39.0%
2013 35.89 145th 196 26.0%
2015 43.54 114th 194 41.2%
2016 38.41 127th 195 34.9%
2017 48.27 118th 207 43.0%
2018 47.74 101st 193 47.7%
2019 33.09 132nd 196 32.7%
2021 34.14 123rd 196 37.2%
2022 26.76 150th 193 22.3%
2023 20.88 161st 195 17.4%
2024 32.73 148th 207 28.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Kauluwela Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 43.96 141st 198 28.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Kauluwela Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 0.00 183rd 207 11.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Kauluwela Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 73.73 65th 203 68.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Kauluwela Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 41.03 117th 160 26.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kauluwela Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 0.00 138th 165 16.4%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Kauluwela Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 34.97 145th 196 26.0%
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Rank History for White students at Kauluwela Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 86.36 24th 202 88.1%
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Data source: test scores: Hawaii State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Hawaii Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Kauluwela Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 28 9 528 10 3 n/a n/a 0 578
1989 24 10 545 9 1 n/a n/a 0 589
1990 16 13 584 12 0 n/a n/a 0 625
1991 22 11 609 13 2 n/a n/a 0 657
1992 33 12 492 13 0 n/a n/a 0 550
1993 41 7 471 12 0 n/a n/a 0 531
1994 37 9 425 12 0 n/a n/a 0 483
1995 42 6 481 14 0 n/a n/a 0 543
1996 42 6 481 14 0 n/a n/a 0 543
1997 46 6 478 8 0 n/a n/a 0 538
1998 44 4 490 6 0 n/a n/a 0 544
1999 33 8 510 7 0 n/a n/a 0 558
2000 33 6 490 10 0 n/a n/a 0 539
2001 39 7 504 10 0 n/a n/a 0 560
2002 22 9 432 11 1 n/a n/a 0 475
2003 22 9 432 11 1 n/a n/a 0 475
2004 25 4 427 10 1 n/a n/a 0 467
2005 21 3 376 9 1 n/a n/a 0 410
2006 19 1 374 7 2 n/a n/a 0 403
2007 17 1 360 6 1 n/a n/a 0 385
2008 24 1 345 6 2 n/a n/a 0 378
2009 26 2 351 7 2 n/a n/a 0 388
2010 25 3 327 10 2 n/a n/a 0 367
2011 5 5 266 8 2 75 7 0 368
2012 7 2 254 12 1 88 7 0 371
2013 11 2 260 21 1 93 18 0 406
2014 15 1 253 27 0 99 23 0 418
2015 11 2 196 24 0 93 23 0 349
2016 6 0 187 35 0 103 36 0 367
2017 6 0 158 42 0 124 42 0 372
2018 7 0 159 37 0 181 37 0 421
2019 8 2 138 40 0 186 40 0 414
2020 8 5 124 49 0 221 46 0 453
2021 6 3 114 50 0 244 46 0 463
2022 7 4 95 51 0 260 49 0 466
2023 7 2 88 48 0 270 40 0 455
2024 4 3 75 53 0 270 41 0 446

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kauluwela Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 578 33.0 17.5 47.1
1989 589 30.0 19.6 43
1990 625 32.5 19.2 35.7
1991 657 33.0 19.9 28.6
1992 550 33.0 16.6 40
1993 531 31.0 17.1 35.6
1994 483 27.5 17.6 31.7
1995 543 27.0 20.1 35.4
1996 543 27.0 20.1 35.4
1997 538 29.5 18.2 57.1
1998 544 28.5 19.1 46.5
1999 558 31.5 17.7 60.4
2000 539 30.5 17.7 68.1
2001 560 30.0 18.7 76.8
2002 475 28.5 16.7 78.3
2003 475 28.5 16.7 78.3
2004 467 29.0 16.1 80.3
2005 410 28.0 14.6 81.7
2006 403 27.0 14.9 76.2
2007 385 22.0 17.5 76.9
2008 378 23.0 16.4 71.2
2009 388 22.0 17.6 76.8
2010 367 21.5 17.0 79.3
2011 368 22.0 16.7 81.8
2012 371 21.0 17.6 82.2
2013 406 19.0 21.3 79.8
2014 418 22.0 19.0 79.2
2015 349 22.0 15.8 79.7
2016 367 20.0 18.3 77.7
2017 372 20.0 18.6 77.2
2018 421 24.0 17.5 75.5
2019 414 27.0 15.3 78.7
2020 453 29.0 15.6 80.6
2021 463 29.0 15.9 89.2
2022 466 29.0 16.0 92.5
2023 455 31.0 14.6 87
2024 446 32.0 13.9 87.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kauluwela Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 578 33.0 17.5 47.1
1989 589 30.0 19.6 43
1990 625 32.5 19.2 35.7
1991 657 33.0 19.9 28.6
1992 550 33.0 16.6 40
1993 531 31.0 17.1 35.6
1994 483 27.5 17.6 31.7
1995 543 27.0 20.1 35.4
1996 543 27.0 20.1 35.4
1997 538 29.5 18.2 57.1
1998 544 28.5 19.1 46.5
1999 558 31.5 17.7 60.4
2000 539 30.5 17.7 68.1
2001 560 30.0 18.7 76.8
2002 475 28.5 16.7 78.3
2003 475 28.5 16.7 78.3
2004 467 29.0 16.1 80.3
2005 410 28.0 14.6 81.7
2006 403 27.0 14.9 76.2
2007 385 22.0 17.5 76.9
2008 378 23.0 16.4 71.2
2009 388 22.0 17.6 76.8
2010 367 21.5 17.0 79.3
2011 368 22.0 16.7 81.8
2012 371 21.0 17.6 82.2
2013 406 19.0 21.3 79.8
2014 418 22.0 19.0 79.2
2015 349 22.0 15.8 79.7
2016 367 20.0 18.3 77.7
2017 372 20.0 18.6 77.2
2018 421 24.0 17.5 75.5
2019 414 27.0 15.3 78.7
2020 453 29.0 15.6 80.6
2021 463 29.0 15.9 89.2
2022 466 29.0 16.0 92.5
2023 455 31.0 14.6 87
2024 446 32.0 13.9 87.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Kauluwela Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,737 (10.3%) $15,140 (89.7%) $16,877

Data source: Hawaii Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Kauluwela Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 132nd of 196 Elementary schoolsRanks 161st of 195 Elementary schools
 15.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kauluwela Elementary School)3313
 20%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hawaii)5349
 4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kauluwela Elementary School)3615
 21%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hawaii)5652
 4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kauluwela Elementary School)3839
 1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Hawaii)5251
 1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Kauluwela Elementary School)5146
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hawaii)4950
 1%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kauluwela Elementary School)5444
 10%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Hawaii)5755
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Kauluwela Elementary School)4628
 18%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hawaii)4444
All Grades English Language Arts (Kauluwela Elementary School)4131
 10%
All Grades Mathematics (Kauluwela Elementary School)4431
 13%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students414455
 9.9%
African American22
American Indian00
Asian13888
 36.2%
Hispanic4048
 20%
Pacific Islander186270
 45.2%
White87
 12.5%
Two or More Races4040
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients78.7%87%
 8.3%


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Students who attend Kauluwela Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : President William McKinley High School

Kauluwela Elementary School ranks 148th of 207 Hawaii elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Kauluwela Elementary School are 61% Pacific Islander, 17% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 446 students attended Kauluwela Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Hawaii State Department of Education.

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