Summary:
The 96779 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Paia Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 423 students. The school is part of the Hawaii Department of Education, which is ranked 1 out of 1 in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Paia Elementary School's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 113 out of 195 Hawaii elementary schools (2022-2023) to 145 out of 207 (2023-2024) and 103 out of 204 (2024-2025). Its star rating has also varied from 2 stars to 3 stars during this period. The school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate is higher than the state average, but its Mathematics proficiency rate is lower. However, the school's Science proficiency rate is significantly higher than the state average.
One area of concern for Paia Elementary School is its relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 26.0% in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (61.7%), suggesting a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's spending per student of $14,717 in the 2018-2019 school year is higher than the national average, and its student-teacher ratio of 21.1 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year is within the typical range for elementary schools.
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