SAINT MARK LUTHERAN SCHOOL

Where: 47-725 Kamehameha Highway, Kane'ohe

Grade span: Kindergarten-eighth grade

Enrollment: 185 students

Race/ethnicity enrollment: Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, 37 percent; Asian, 27 percent; White, 24 percent; Black, 6 percent; Hispanic, 4 percent; Other, 2 percent.

Special-education students: None

Computers on campus: 50

Principal: R. David Gaudi Jr.

School nickname: Warriors

School colors: Red and white

What are you most proud of? "Our faculty and staff who work tirelessly to sustain an 'ohana feeling at Saint Mark while employing a rigorous, well-rounded and Christ-centered curriculum that prepares our students for the rigors of high school and their lives beyond," Gaudi said.

What is your biggest challenge? "Trying to keep tuition affordable for our families while continually working to expand and improve our programs," Gaudi said.

Special events: Christmas and spring concerts for grades four-eight and choir; Christmas and spring concerts for kindergarten through grade three; Grade four Big Island trip; Grade five and eight Camp Erdman trip; Lutheran Schools Spring Concert; biannual all-school May Day; Art festival and Science Fair; Spelling and Geography Bee.

History: The church began in 1951 with Sunday school classes held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayland Campbell. Rapid growth of the Sunday school and a desire to start a Christian Day School moved the congregation to build a small classroom adjoining the chapel. In 1956, Saint Mark Lutheran School opened to a dozen kindergarteners. The school expanded the next year to include kindergarten through third grade. Three years later, the school had 70 students and in 1969 the school expanded and added seventh and eighth grades.

Web address: www.smls-hawaii.org

Phone: 247-5589