State/Public Middle Open

Major Sheldon Wheeler Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 2 Wheeler Army Airfield, Wahiawa, Honolulu County, 96786

646
Pupils
13.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Major Sheldon Wheeler Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Wahiawa, Honolulu County. The school has 646 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Hawaii Department of Education

Enrollment & staffing

Major Sheldon Wheeler Middle School enrolls 646 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 49 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.

Male students
333 (52%)
Female students
313 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
49
Student-teacher ratio
13.2:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White22635%
Hispanic or Latino18729%
Black or African American9014%
Two or more races8513%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander375.7%
Asian213.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

273 of the school's 646 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 142 qualify for free lunch and 131 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Major Sheldon Wheeler Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 22, state house district 46.

School district: Hawaii Department of Education

Major Sheldon Wheeler 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 646 students, Major Sheldon Wheeler Middle School is close to the district average of about 566 students per school.

167,071
District students
295
Schools
11,983
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

67%
Reading proficient
38%
Math proficient
9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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