📍 451 Ulumanu Dr, Kailua, Honolulu County, 96734
Kailua High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kailua, Honolulu County. The school has 836 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kailua High School enrolls 836 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 343 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 153 | 18% |
| Asian | 124 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 118 | 14% |
| White | 90 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
414 of the school's 836 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 314 qualify for free lunch and 100 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kailua High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district HI-20, state senate district 24, state house district 51.
Kailua High School is one of 295 schools in Hawaii Department of Education, based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The district serves 167,071 students district-wide and employs 11,983 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 836 students, Kailua High School is larger than the district average of about 566 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize