📍 9555 Huakai Rd, Waimea, Kauai County, 96796
Waimea Canyon Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waimea, Kauai County. The school has 477 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waimea Canyon Middle School enrolls 477 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 27% Asian and 20% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 140 | 29% |
| Asian | 127 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 96 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 18% |
| White | 29 | 6.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
281 of the school's 477 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 220 qualify for free lunch and 61 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.
Waimea Canyon Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 8, state house district 16.
Waimea Canyon Middle 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 477 students, Waimea Canyon Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 566 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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