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Kapolei High School

91-5007 Kapolei Pkwy, Kapolei, Honolulu County, 96707

2,025
Pupils
15.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Kapolei High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kapolei, Honolulu County. The school has 2,025 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Hawaii Department of Education

Enrollment & staffing

Kapolei High School enrolls 2,025 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 127 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.

Male students
1,072 (53%)
Female students
953 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
127
Student-teacher ratio
15.9:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 28% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 24% Asian and 21% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander56928%
Asian49124%
Hispanic or Latino42321%
Two or more races38219%
White994.9%
Black or African American582.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

720 of the school's 2,025 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 596 qualify for free lunch and 124 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 9–12Title I

Kapolei High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district HI-10, state senate district 20, state house district 42.

School district: Hawaii Department of Education

Kapolei High 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 2,025 students, Kapolei High 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

67%
Reading proficient
30%
Math proficient
89%
Graduation rate
9%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices AP courses (18) 🏛️ Dual enrollment Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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