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Pearl City Highlands School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1419 Waimanalo Home Rd
Pearl City, HI 96782
Phone
(808) 453-6470
District
HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
County
HONOLULU COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
538
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Hawaii

9

(10 is best)

Better than 90.0% of all HI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Pearl City Highlands School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
75%
50%
73%
49%
76%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
49%
71%
52%
84%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
73%
49%
78%
55%
67%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
58%
43%
66%
50%
50%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 8 1.5%
Kindergarten 68 12.6%
Grade 1 71 13.2%
Grade 2 73 13.6%
Grade 3 72 13.4%
Grade 4 76 14.1%
Grade 5 88 16.4%
Grade 6 82 15.2%
Total 538 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 3.3% 13.8% 13.8%
Black 0.2% 1.7% 1.7%
Hispanic 22.1% 21.5% 21.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 58.4% 31.1% 31.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 16.0% 32.0% 32.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 22.9% 47.2% 47.2%
Free lunch eligible 20.1% 39.5% 39.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.8% 7.8% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,453,498 1,440,196
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 194.8 221
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.5% 17.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.1% 33.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.8% 24.5%
65 OR OLDER 18.5% 19.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 478,413 483,906
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.7% 92.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.3% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.0% 27.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.7% 19.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.0% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.4% 11.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.9% 7.4%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,806 $1,775,748,928 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,718 $311,109,184 9.7%
Staff $537 $97,244,256 3.0%
General Administration $70 $12,676,160 0.4%
School Administration $1,206 $218,392,128 6.8%
Operation $1,641 $297,165,408 9.2%
Transportation $309 $55,956,192 1.7%
Other $520 $94,165,760 2.9%
Total Support $6,001 $1,086,709,088 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,944 $352,035,072 11.0%
Total Expenditures $17,751 $3,214,493,088 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,254 $1,775,748,928 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,796 $311,109,184 9.7%
Staff $562 $97,244,256 3.0%
General Administration $73 $12,676,160 0.4%
School Administration $1,261 $218,392,128 6.8%
Operation $1,716 $297,165,408 9.2%
Transportation $323 $55,956,192 1.7%
Other $544 $94,165,760 2.9%
Total Support $6,275 $1,086,709,088 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,033 $352,035,072 11.0%
Total Expenditures $18,562 $3,214,493,088 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%