📍 81-1045 Konawaena School Rd, Kealakekua, Hawaii County, 96750
Konawaena Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kealakekua, Hawaii County. The school has 568 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Konawaena Middle School enrolls 568 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 30% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 170 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 162 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 100 | 18% |
| White | 71 | 13% |
| Asian | 60 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
329 of the school's 568 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 277 qualify for free lunch and 52 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Konawaena Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 3, state house district 5.
Konawaena 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 568 students, Konawaena Middle 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 - Fringe
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