📍 54-3609 Akoni Pule Hwy, Kapaau, Hawaii County, 96755
Kohala Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kapaau, Hawaii County. The school has 339 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kohala Elementary School enrolls 339 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 30% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 22% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 30% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 88 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 22% |
| Asian | 43 | 13% |
| White | 30 | 8.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
183 of the school's 339 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 143 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.
Kohala 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 4, state house district 7.
Kohala 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 339 students, Kohala Elementary 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: Rural - Remote
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