Iroquois Point Elementary School, Ewa Beach HI

Original Research by School Decision on Iroquois Point Elementary School

Iroquois Point Elementary School sits in Ewa Beach on the leeward coast of Oahu, serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade as part of the Hawaii Department of Education, the single statewide district that administers all of Hawaii's public schools. The enrollment is moderate for an elementary school spanning those grades, and the student body reflects the mixed character of the Ewa Beach community. Hispanic students and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students each make up the largest shares, followed by a sizable group identifying as two or more races and a smaller white population. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which places the school in the category of serving a working- and middle-income community rather than an affluent one. Data on English learners and special-education enrollment was not available, so those population details are not included here.

On state assessments, the school's English language arts results are its relative strength. Proficiency is moderate in the middle elementary grades and rises to a notably higher level by sixth grade, suggesting that some students build strong literacy skills as they move through the upper grades. Mathematics tells a harder story. Proficiency starts at a modest level in third grade and drops steadily through fifth before ticking back up slightly in sixth. The overall math proficiency sits well below where most families would want it. Science, tested only in fifth grade, is also low. Participation rates are consistently high across every grade and subject, which means the results reflect nearly the entire student body rather than a skewed subset. Only one year of assessment data is available, so there is no trend to report; a parent looking at whether these numbers are improving, holding steady, or declining would need to ask the school directly.

No graduation rate applies here, since the school does not extend into high school. The same is true of advanced coursework, career pathways, and dual-credit offerings, which are not part of an elementary program.

The housing market around Ewa Beach is expensive by national standards, roughly in line with the statewide benchmark, which itself runs far above most mainland markets. Home values in the school's zip code have edged down slightly over the past year, while rents have risen. The price-to-income ratio is very high, and estimated monthly mortgage costs exceed typical rents by a meaningful margin, making homeownership a stretch for many families in the attendance zone. Rents themselves consume a large share of typical household income. For families considering a move into the area, the cost of housing is a real factor alongside the school decision.

We looked for a locale brief describing walkability, street life, and the built environment of Ewa Beach but found no content returned, so we left that out rather than guess. Similarly, we searched for recent district-level changes from the Hawaii Department of Education that would matter to parents, such as policy shifts, curriculum updates, or budget actions, and found little of specific lasting impact, so there is nothing concrete to report on that front. Information on staffing ratios, attendance patterns, disciplinary practices, course access, and Title I status was also absent from the available data.

What the picture does support is this. Iroquois Point is a community elementary school serving a diverse, working- and middle-income population in a high-cost part of Oahu. Its literacy instruction appears to build momentum through the upper grades, and its sixth-grade ELA results are a bright spot. Mathematics is the clearest area of concern, with proficiency low and declining through the middle grades before a partial recovery in sixth. A family evaluating this school would want to ask how the school is addressing math instruction across grades three through five, what support structures exist for students performing below proficiency, and how the strong upper-grade literacy results are being sustained. The data available gives a real but incomplete picture, and filling in the gaps directly with the school would be a reasonable next step.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 53% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 421%

School 21% · District 51% · ▼ 30 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 45% · ▼ 31 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 36 pts below county median

Grade 617%

School 17% · District 41% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 50% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 52% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 56% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 652%

School 52% · District 54% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Science

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 49% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 36 pts below county median

This schoolHawaii Department of Education, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income46%13 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income17%Higher-income58%42 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income24%Higher-income53%29 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income46%Higher-income63%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income24%Higher-income46%22 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income8%Higher-income46%38 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income12%Higher-income20%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income10%Higher-income32%22 pp gap