Makalapa Elementary School
Grades: PK-6
Students: 555
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 15:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 301:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
4435 Salt Lake Boulevard
Honolulu, HI 96818
Honolulu, HI 96818
(808) 421-4110
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
7/10
2/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness4/10
Community Reviews
My niece just started here and so far her parents and our village of supporters did not leave our first PTA with great enthusiasm. Very disappointed with one of the PTA committee members derogatory remarks towards military families. Her mom shut that comment down when the member continued speaking s
Posted by a parent on 8/5/2025Very attentive to parent and student needs. Always helping my autistic son and going above and beyond to meet his needs!
Posted by a parent on 11/21/202010...from the time my children entered this school they were greeted a warm welcome..2 classmates from each of my children's grade helped them throughout the beginning of their school year. This helped them a lot. I am so appreciative of this.
Posted by a parent on 9/21/2019My son has attended here for 1st and 2nd grade and I’m very impressed by the staff and academics. He was behind when we moved here from VA and the teachers have done everything they can to get him caught up. He has made tremendous progress in reading and math since he started attending. The staff is
Posted by a parent on 10/1/2018This school is great unless your child is targeted by a child who is “impulsive” (as the Vice Principal last year worded it) in which case, good luck with help from the school in correcting the behavior. Students who act out or are violent towards other students are rarely ever disciplined. As a par
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Honolulu schools - Makalapa Elementary School is located at 4435 Salt Lake Boulevard, Honolulu HI 96818. Makalapa Elementary School is in the Hawaii Department Of Education. Makalapa Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK-6.
