📍 4431 Nuhou St, Lihue, Kauai County, 96766
Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lihue, Kauai County. The school has 808 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School enrolls 808 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 26% Asian, 25% Two or more races and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 211 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 201 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 172 | 21% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 156 | 19% |
| White | 65 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
391 of the school's 808 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 294 qualify for free lunch and 97 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.
Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 8, state house district 15.
Chiefess Kamakahelei 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 808 students, Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School is larger than the district average of about 566 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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