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About this school
Haha'ione Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Honolulu, Hawaii that is part of Honolulu School District.
It serves 475 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
Its teachers have had 284 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
43%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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Haha'ione Elementary School
$213,489
raised using DonorsChoose
284
projects
funded
61
teachers
funded
293
donors
38
projects
for
basic supplies
62
projects for
technology
18
projects for
books
35
projects
for
art supplies
Haha'ione Elementary School has received support from
220 individuals from Hawaii and
73 individuals out-of-state.