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Kalihi Uka Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Honolulu, Hawaii, with 259 students as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school has a diverse student population, with a high percentage of Asian (55.21%) and Pacific Islander (20.85%) students, as well as a significant percentage of students of two or more races (15.44%).
Kalihi Uka has been ranked between 40-83 out of 193-207 Hawaii elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 3-4 star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, placing it in the middle to upper-middle range among Hawaii elementary schools. The school's test scores are generally above the state average, with 60% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 51.18% in Mathematics, and 53.33% in Science for the 2023-2024 school year. Notably, Kalihi Uka's Hispanic students perform exceptionally well, ranking 2nd out of 165 Hawaii elementary schools in 2023-2024. However, the school's Pacific Islander and Special Education students perform relatively poorly, ranking 148th and 183rd out of 196-207 Hawaii elementary schools, respectively.
Compared to nearby schools, Kalihi Uka's performance is generally stronger than Kalihi Waena Elementary School, which has lower test scores, a lower school ranking, and a higher chronic absenteeism rate. However, Kalihi Uka lags behind the higher-performing Maemae Elementary School, which has significantly better test scores, a higher school ranking, and a lower chronic absenteeism rate. Kalihi Uka's spending per student of $18,128 in 2018-2019 is higher than the state average, and the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.6 in the 2022-2023 school year, which may contribute to its academic success.
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