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Ernest Bowen Desilva Elementary School
278 Ainako Ave
Hilo HI, 96720, Hawaii County
Phone: 808-974-4855
Ranking: 
(33 out of 246, top 13%)*
(33 out of 246, top 13%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Hawaii Department of Education
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 434 | 406 | 412 | 396 | 388 | 373 | 374 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 77 | 17.7% | 57 | 14.0% | 60 | 14.6% | 59 | 14.9% | 61 | 15.7% | 55 | 14.7% | 46 | 12.3% |
| Grade 1: | 61 | 14.1% | 56 | 13.8% | 63 | 15.3% | 57 | 14.4% | 51 | 13.1% | 51 | 13.7% | 45 | 12.0% |
| Grade 2: | 61 | 14.1% | 66 | 16.3% | 58 | 14.1% | 50 | 12.6% | 58 | 14.9% | 47 | 12.6% | 55 | 14.7% |
| Grade 3: | 70 | 16.1% | 60 | 14.8% | 51 | 12.4% | 60 | 15.2% | 54 | 13.9% | 52 | 13.9% | 53 | 14.2% |
| Grade 4: | 58 | 13.4% | 51 | 12.6% | 62 | 15.0% | 56 | 14.1% | 53 | 13.7% | 57 | 15.3% | 49 | 13.1% |
| Grade 5: | 48 | 11.1% | 58 | 14.3% | 58 | 14.1% | 53 | 13.4% | 57 | 14.7% | 50 | 13.4% | 63 | 16.8% |
| Grade 6: | 54 | 12.4% | 53 | 13.1% | 54 | 13.1% | 55 | 13.9% | 47 | 12.1% | 59 | 15.8% | 56 | 15.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 220 | 50.7% | 205 | 50.5% | 212 | 51.5% | 202 | 51.0% | 202 | 52.1% | 191 | 51.2% | 194 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 214 | 49.3% | 201 | 49.5% | 200 | 48.5% | 194 | 49.0% | 178 | 45.9% | 174 | 46.6% | 176 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 114 | 26.3% | 128 | 31.5% | 140 | 34.0% | 159 | 40.2% | 303 | 78.1% | 289 | 77.5% | 287 | 76.7% |
| Hispanic: | 41 | 9.4% | 27 | 6.7% | 18 | 4.4% | 11 | 2.8% | 20 | 5.2% | 19 | 5.1% | 20 | 5.3% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 46 | 10.6% | 54 | 13.3% | 61 | 14.8% | 57 | 14.4% | 64 | 16.5% | 64 | 17.2% | 65 | 17.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 116 | 26.7% | 104 | 25.6% | 130 | 31.6% | 133 | 33.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 116 | 26.7% | 92 | 22.7% | 61 | 14.8% | 35 | 8.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 121 | 27.9% | 101 | 24.9% | 101 | 24.5% | 100 | 25.3% | 80 | 20.6% | 74 | 19.8% | 62 | 16.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 7.4% | 37 | 9.1% | 41 | 10.0% | 29 | 7.3% | 29 | 7.5% | 30 | 8.0% | 24 | 6.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.73 | 17.65 | 18.73 | 18.00 | 17.64 | 17.80 | 16.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | N/A | 30.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | N/A | 48.2% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | N/A | 59% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 50.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 60.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | N/A | 69% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 32.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 47.7% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | 50% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 58.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | 53.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | N/A | 64% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | N/A | 24.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | N/A | 39.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 47% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | 43.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 60.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 64% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | N/A | 27.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | N/A | 39.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 50% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 47.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 55.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 60% |
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* Ernest Bowen Desilva Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.