Waimanalo Elementary & Intermediate School

My son has attended ELES since he turned three and required early intervention for autism. The special ed program for autism is of such a high quality--far better than what he would have received at the school he would have attended on the East Coast. The principal at ELES is very involved and her leadership shows in the quality of the school. She never misses an IEP meeting. All the teachers and aides my son has had have been phenomenal--knowledgeable and caring and go above and beyond what is required of them.

Keolu Elementary is a good school with an average class size of 13 to 15 students per class. Principal Gay Kong has done a great job of recruiting outstanding teachers. The test scores have improved and the 5 rating shown on the school reports are way out of line. My son has attended Keolu since kindergarten and now he is in the 5th grade. He has blossomed at Keolu Elementary. I would say a fair rating would be an 8.

I agree, Pope has come a long way since I have been here also 1977-1983. Teacher's as well as staff members are definitely more nice an d pleasant. School grounds are cleaned and well maintained. I'm proud of the student, teachers, staff, parents, community it is because of us all the Pope was named a National Blue Ribbon School. Keep up the good work everyone. Live Pono. Thank Jesus in everything...

We have send two children to St. John Vianney School in Kailua and still have one set to enter its Early Learning Center (ELC) 3 next year. What incredible teachers and administrators. And it shows in the students. They build a strong academic foundation without distraction by new fads. You don't have to be Catholic to apply, but Catholic identidy is core and religion is taught almost every day. There are a variety of extraciriccular activities to include a hula halau. They have a excellent volleyball teams as well. Tuition assistance is very much available. Best thing you can do is to just reach out to the school if you want your child to have an excellent local education that is grounded in Christ.