Located on 14 acres in Waipahu, August Ahrens Elementary School has 27 portable classrooms and nine permanent structures. There are approximately 1250 students on campus, making this the largest single track elementary school in the state.
Two-thirds of the students are of Filipino ancestry. The school exists for the welfare of all the children it serves. This involves the development of each child intellectually, emotionally, physically, socially, morally, and ethically.
August Ahrens Elementary School has been a School/Community Based Management School since 1995. Students began wearing school uniforms in 1998. Success for All is the school's comprehensive reform model which was implemented during the 2001-2002 school year. An 8 classroom building was completed in May 2005. For the second consecutive year the school made Adequate Yearly Progress making it in Good Standing, Unconditional.
Shrink ΔAddress 94-1170 Waipahu Street
City Waipahu
Island Oahu
Zip 96797
Grade From K
Grade To Gr 6
Contact Person Dr. Florentina Smith
Phone # 808 675-0202
Fax # 808 675-0216
Website http://power2.k12.hi.us/index.cfm?siteID=116
Number of Teachers 93
Number of Students 1284
District Name Leeward
Complex Area Name Pearl City-Waipahu
Complex Name Waipahu
School Code 250
School Name Short August Ahrens El
Military Impacted No
August Ahrens Elementary School's Summary of Progress Report shows how teaching, learning and assessments are being based and aligned to Hawaii State Standards and Benchmarks. It summarizes progress made in accomplishing school improvement goals.
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August Ahrens Elementary School's Student Profile describes the school's Fall Enrollment, Number and Percent of students enrolled for the entire school year, Number and Percent of students receiving free or reduced-cost lunch, Number and Percent of students in Special Education programs, Number and Percent of students with Limited English Proficiency and Percent of Kindergarteners who attended Preschool.
View School Year ›August Ahrens Elementary School's Ethnicity report focuses on giving the number and percent of students enrolled by race. It describes the population of the 13 common races as well as other foreign races usually enrolled in a school.
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August Ahrens Elementary School's Enrollment Statistics shows the no. of students enrolled in each year. Animated graph is used to easily determine how enrollment fluctuates every year.
August Ahrens Elementary School's facility report shows total number and shortage of classrooms if any. It also shows comprehensive condition of the facilities like building exterior, building interior, grounds, sanitation etc. through its Inspection rating.
School Facilities are considered inadequate if below 70%; marginal if between 70% and 99%; and in excess of state standard if above 100%. School population is placed into size categories and is used in formulas to determine State standards for space.
For each category:
1 = Unacceptable; 2 = Satisfactory; 3 = Very Good
For Total:
6-8 = Unacceptable;
9-15 = Satisfactory;
16-18 = Very Good
School facilities are considered inadequate if below 70%; marginal if between 70% and 99%; and in excess of state standard if above 100%. School population is placed into size categories and is used in formulas to determine State standards for space.
August Ahrens Elementary School's Attendance & Absences shows the average daily attendance and average daily absences compared to the State Standard.
View School Year ›August Ahrens Elementary School's Retention is also included in this report where it shows the percent(%) of students retained in every school year.
View School Year ›August Ahrens Elementary School's Suspension report shows the number of students being suspended. Offenses are categorized into "Class" depending on the nature of violation committed. Class - D, for light violation and Class - A for grave offense.
View School Year ›Examples of class of suspension:
Class A: Burglary, robbery, sale of dangerous drugs
Class B: Disorderly conduct, trespassing
Class C: Class cutting, insubordination, smoking
Class D: Contraband (e.g. possession of tobacco)
August Ahrens Elementary School's Certified Staff report includes Teaching Staff, Professional Teacher Credentials, Students per Teaching Staff and Administrative and Student Services Staff. It gives details on teacher headcount, teacher in regular and special instruction, no. of teachers serving the school for more than 5 years, no. of fully licensed teachers, librarians and counsellors.
View School Year ›August Ahrens Elementary School's Test scores covers Hawaii Content and Performance Standards (HCPS) and SAT9/TerraNova. Scores are given based on the grade level and the no. of students tested in a given year.
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