Kainalu Elementary School
165 Kaiholu St
Kailua HI, 96734, Honolulu County
Phone: 808-266-7835
Ranking:
(55 out of 246, top 22%)*

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: | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 37 | |||||||
Total Students: | 551 | 519 | 470 | 472 | 518 | 547 | 545 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 12 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.7% |
Kindergarten: | 97 | 17.6% | 117 | 22.5% | 80 | 17.0% | 77 | 16.3% | 90 | 17.4% | 85 | 15.5% | 78 | 14.3% |
Grade 1: | 92 | 16.7% | 60 | 11.6% | 59 | 12.6% | 61 | 12.9% | 67 | 12.9% | 82 | 15.0% | 69 | 12.7% |
Grade 2: | 66 | 12.0% | 62 | 11.9% | 61 | 13.0% | 73 | 15.5% | 76 | 14.7% | 73 | 13.3% | 84 | 15.4% |
Grade 3: | 62 | 11.3% | 69 | 13.3% | 69 | 14.7% | 68 | 14.4% | 69 | 13.3% | 70 | 12.8% | 83 | 15.2% |
Grade 4: | 69 | 12.5% | 69 | 13.3% | 73 | 15.5% | 59 | 12.5% | 64 | 12.4% | 83 | 15.2% | 68 | 12.5% |
Grade 5: | 87 | 15.8% | 75 | 14.5% | 58 | 12.3% | 58 | 12.3% | 72 | 13.9% | 66 | 12.1% | 84 | 15.4% |
Grade 6: | 73 | 13.2% | 62 | 11.9% | 58 | 12.3% | 65 | 13.8% | 71 | 13.7% | 77 | 14.1% | 70 | 12.8% |
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: | 269 | 48.8% | 256 | 49.3% | 238 | 50.6% | 241 | 51.1% | 250 | 48.3% | 268 | 49.0% | 271 | 49.7% |
Female: | 282 | 51.2% | 263 | 50.7% | 232 | 49.4% | 231 | 48.9% | 260 | 50.2% | 271 | 49.5% | 270 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 47 | 8.5% | 48 | 9.2% | 52 | 11.1% | 64 | 13.6% | 305 | 58.9% | 306 | 55.9% | 283 | 51.9% |
Hispanic: | 38 | 6.9% | 36 | 6.9% | 16 | 3.4% | 10 | 2.1% | 31 | 6.0% | 38 | 6.9% | 42 | 7.7% |
Black: | 9 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 12 | 2.2% | 25 | 4.6% |
White: | 268 | 48.6% | 229 | 44.1% | 195 | 41.5% | 178 | 37.7% | 174 | 33.6% | 188 | 34.4% | 195 | 35.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 144 | 26.1% | 161 | 31.0% | 160 | 34.0% | 174 | 36.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 45 | 8.2% | 39 | 7.5% | 43 | 9.1% | 43 | 9.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 126 | 22.9% | 145 | 27.9% | 132 | 28.1% | 131 | 27.8% | 143 | 27.6% | 144 | 26.3% | 90 | 16.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 9.4% | 55 | 10.6% | 68 | 14.5% | 55 | 11.7% | 60 | 11.6% | 83 | 15.2% | 123 | 22.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.95 | 15.73 | 14.69 | 14.75 | 13.81 | 15.40 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSA | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | N/A | 30.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 48.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 52% | 53% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 50% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | N/A | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | N/A | 63% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | N/A | 66% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 50.3% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 60.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 62% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | 62% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 69% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | N/A | 66% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | N/A | 70% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | N/A | 32.5% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | 47.7% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 42% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 50% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | 50% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 61% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | N/A | 63% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | 58.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | 53.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 61% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 62% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 64% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | N/A | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | N/A | 72% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | N/A | 43% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | 44% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | N/A | 24.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | N/A | 39.8% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 56% | 44% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 25% | 46% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | N/A | 47% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | 57% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | N/A | 43.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | 60.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 57% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 25% | 61% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | 64% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | N/A | 67% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | 70% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | N/A | 27.6% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | N/A | 39.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 41% | 42% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 10% | 44% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 50% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 58% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 47.5% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 55.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 57% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 10% | 65% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 60% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | 66% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | 73% |
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* Kainalu Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.