The top reported proficiency rate is 39% in English language arts. The lowest is 31% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on King William Lunalilo Elementary School
KingWilliam Lunalilo Elementary School serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade on Pumehana Street in Honolulu, operating as a regular public school within the Hawaii Department of Education. The campus sits in a city that functions as Hawaii's capital and commercial hub, a place where government, tourism, military, and finance converge along the southeast coast of Oʻahu.
The student body reflects Honolulu's cultural mix. Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students form the largest group, followed by a sizable Asian enrollment and a meaningful portion of students identifying as two or more races. Smaller shares of white, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian or Alaska Native students round out the population. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school firmly in the category of serving a working community. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available, so those populations could not be characterized here.
On state assessments, the school shows a consistent pattern across subjects. In both math and English language arts, proficiency is strongest in third grade and declines as students move into fourth and fifth. The third-grade results in both subjects sit at the same level, and from there the rates step down grade by grade. Fifth-grade math and science land at the same point, the lowest across all reported measures. English language arts in the upper grades falls between the third-grade starting point and that fifth-grade floor. Participation rates are strong across every grade and subject tested. Average scale scores were not reported, and only a single year of assessment data was available, so no trend could be computed. A parent noticing the decline from third to fifth grade may want to ask the school how it supports students in the upper elementary years and what interventions are in place as content becomes more demanding.
Because this is an elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. That metric applies to high schools and does not exist for this grade band.
The school sits in Honolulu, a city whose urban core is built around high-rise development, with street life concentrated in Waikīkī, downtown, and around Ala Moana Center. State government offices and Honolulu Hale anchor the Capitol District. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa sits in the Mānoa Valley, separate from the downtown core. The city's economy leans on military installations including Pearl Harbor, a large tourism and hospitality sector, state and county government, healthcare institutions such as The Queen's Medical Center, and financial firms headquartered downtown. Honolulu has been contending with an aging and declining population as residents leave for the U.S. mainland, and climate pressures including sea level rise and drought add strain. The Skyline rail system remains a major infrastructure project shaping how the city grows.
Housing in the school's zip code sits below the statewide benchmark but above the national one, which suggests a relative affordability advantage within Hawaiʻi, though the broader context is still a high-cost state. Rents have moved upward recently while home values in the zip have eased. The estimated monthly mortgage remains well above typical rent, and rent absorbs a large share of household income. For families considering the area, renting may be the more manageable path compared with buying at current mortgage rates.
Several pieces of information were not available. The school's Title I status, locale classification, discipline data, staffing details, attendance figures, course access, and program offerings were all missing from the data provided. No neighbor comparison was included, and the district brief for the Hawaii Department of Education returned no specific policy, curriculum, or funding changes of lasting impact. Without these pieces, a fuller picture of school climate, resource levels, and recent district-level shifts is not possible from this data alone. A family wanting to understand those dimensions would need to go directly to the school or district for current information.
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