📍 4867 Olohena Rd, Kapaa, Kauai County, 96746
Kapaa Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kapaa, Kauai County. The school has 575 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 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kapaa Middle School enrolls 575 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 26% Two or more races and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 165 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 147 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 123 | 21% |
| Asian | 72 | 13% |
| White | 68 | 12% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
302 of the school's 575 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 227 qualify for free lunch and 75 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.
Kapaa 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 8, state house district 14.
Kapaa 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 575 students, Kapaa 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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