State/Public Middle Open

King David Kalakaua Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 821 Kalihi St, Honolulu, Honolulu County, 96819

898
Pupils
14.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

King David Kalakaua Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Honolulu, Honolulu County. The school has 898 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 22% 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

King David Kalakaua Middle School enrolls 898 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 64 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.

Male students
471 (52%)
Female students
427 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
64
Student-teacher ratio
14.0:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Asian, 26% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 7.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Asian54661%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander23726%
Two or more races707.8%
Hispanic or Latino444.9%
Black or African American1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

595 of the school's 898 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 506 qualify for free lunch and 89 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

King David Kalakaua Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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-10, state senate district 15, state house district 29.

School district: Hawaii Department of Education

King David Kalakaua 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 898 students, King David Kalakaua Middle School is larger than 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

44%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
19%
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: City - Large

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