Summary
Aiea Elementary School in Aiea, Hawaii, is a public PK–6 school serving 265 students in the Hawaii Department of Education, making it the smallest school among 10 nearby elementary schools with enrollments of 312–643.
Aiea Elementary School's statewide performance is very low: in 2025–2026 it ranked 191 of 203 ranked Hawaii schools—the 6th percentile—with 0 stars, and its percentile has generally stayed in the bottom 4–12% over the past decade. Proficiency rates in 2025–2026 were 28% in English Language Arts, 20% in Math, and 17% in Science. Those results are far below nearby schools: nearby averages were about 55.9% ELA, 52.6% Math, and 49.4% Science, and the school was lowest or tied for lowest in all three subjects. For comparison, Alvah A Scott Elementary School, only 0.57 miles away, posted 45% ELA, 40% Math, and 48% Science; Gustav H Webling Elementary School, 0.61 miles away, posted 64% ELA, 61% Math, and 65% Science. Math has been a consistent weak spot, staying at or below 20% since 2022–2023.
The school also serves a higher-need population than surrounding schools. In 2024–2025, 73.21% of students qualified for free/reduced-price lunch—far above the nearby average of about 40.1%—and chronic absenteeism was 31.0%, higher than every nearby school and more than double the nearby average of about 14.7%. At the same time, class sizes are relatively small: the student-teacher ratio was 12.0 in 2024–2025, the lowest in the comparison group, and per-student spending was $17,744 in 2018–2019, second-highest nearby. Those favorable resources have not yet shown up in comparable outcomes, suggesting that attendance supports, targeted math help, and focused subgroup support—especially for English Language Learners, low-income students, and Special Education students, whose latest rankings were very low—may be important priorities.
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