Moanalua Elementary School

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Moanalua Elementary School
Address
1337 Mahiole Street
Moanalua, Hawaii
Moanalua, Hawaii The City and County of Honolulu, 96819
Information
Superintendent Teri Ushijima, Ed. D.
Principal Denise Arai
Age 4 to 12
Grades Pre-school to 6th
Language English
Nickname Surfriders
School Colour(s) Blue, white
Established 1884
Homepage

Moanalua Elementary School is a public school located in Moanalua, located in The City and County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Moanalua Elementary is a highly acclaimed for its education system, and made the top 20 in Honolulu Magazine's top schools of Hawaii. It currently has above 1,000 students.

[edit] History

Moanalua Elementary School was founded in 1884. Sixty-six students from first through fourth grade enrolled at the elementary school. "The site of this one-room schoolhouse was on Kamehameha Highway near the site of the current Moanalua Gardens."[1]

The old site remained functional until 1961, when it was moved to the current site, located near the residential areas and by the current middle school.[1] In the 2003-2004 academic year, Moanalua Middle School celebrated its 120th anniversary of the founding at the old site. Some sixth graders volunteered to work on a Saturday and paint a mural in the cafeteria.

[edit] Location

Moanalua Elementary School is located near Moanalua Gardens as well as Tripler Army Medical Center.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Moanalua Elementary School: Celebrating 120 Years of Academic Excellence. 2003-2004 Yearbook