Best Public Schools in Eleele, HI

Summary:

The city of Eleele, Hawaii has only one public elementary school, Eleele Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the Hawaii Department of Education district.

Eleele Elementary School has maintained a relatively consistent statewide ranking, placing between 91st and 99th out of 195-207 Hawaii elementary schools over the past 3 school years, with a 3-star rating out of 5. The school's academic performance is mixed, with 54% proficiency in English Language Arts, 51% in Math, and 44% in Science in the most recent school year. However, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 18.0% and a significant population of students (52.73%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating economic challenges in the community.

Despite these challenges, Eleele Elementary School appears to have access to relatively high resources, spending $16,393 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, which is higher than the national average. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.2 students per teacher, which could be a positive factor in supporting student learning. Overall, Eleele Elementary School is the sole public elementary school serving the Eleele community, and its performance and resource allocation reflect the unique needs and circumstances of the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				HSA Science (2025)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	HSA Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eleele Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4750 Uliuli Rd	Eleele	96705	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 335-2111	367	26	14.1	51.0%	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (16.3%)	111 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (21.5%)	110 (30.0%)	56.3	96^th of 204 public elementary schools	52.9%		59.2	91^st of 207 public elementary schools	56.0%	5	44.0	54.0	51.0	$16,393	$1,392	$15,001

Cities Near Eleele

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kalaheo	4.75 mi	1	11^th
Waimea	5.52 mi	3	44^th
Koloa	8.11 mi	2	6^th
Kekaha	8.31 mi	3	50^th
Lihue	13 mi	5	29^th

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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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