📍 96-3150 Pikake St, Pahala, Hawaii County, 96777
Kau High & Pahala Elementary School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Pahala, Hawaii County. The school has 527 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 74%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kau High & Pahala Elementary School enrolls 527 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 13% Asian and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 275 | 52% |
| Asian | 70 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 11% |
| White | 54 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
381 of the school's 527 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 341 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kau High & Pahala Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 2, state house district 3.
Kau High & Pahala Elementary 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 527 students, Kau High & Pahala Elementary School is close to the district average of about 566 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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