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Keaukaha Elementary School

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240 Desha Ave

Hilo, HI 96720
(School attendance zoneSchool attendance zones are designated boundaries around public schools that determine student eligibility for attending a particular school. Students whose homes are located within a particular school's attendance zone are eligible for enrollment. School officials determine and periodically adjust attendance zones based on community demographics and other local factors. shown in map)

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Tel: (808)974-4181

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Keaukaha Elementary School serves 384 students in grades PK-6.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the HI average of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 87%.
Keaukaha Elementary School operates within the Hawaii Department Of Education School District.

School Overview

The student population of 384 students has grown by 5% over five years.
The teacher population of 27 teachers has grown by 22% over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades PK-6
Total Students	384 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	27 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 has decreased from 17:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.38 is less than the state average of 0.77. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(HI) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	14:1	17:1

American Indian	n/a	n/a

Asian	1%	31%

Hispanic	9%	11%

Black	n/a	2%

White	2%	13%

Hawaiian	78%	31%

Two or more races	10%	11%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.38	0.77

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	75%	40%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	8%	10%

District Comparison

Hawaii Department Of Education School District's student population of 181,230 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $14,434 is higher than the state average of n/a. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Hawaii Department Of Education School District
Number of Schools Managed	288	n/a
Number of Students Managed	181,230	n/a

District Total Revenue	$2,697 MM	n/a

District Spending	$2,515 MM	n/a

District Revenue / Student	$14,434	n/a

District Spending / Student	$13,462	n/a

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, HI Dept. of Education

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