📍 53-4155 Akoni Pule Hwy, Kapaau, Hawaii County, 96755
Kohala Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kapaau, Hawaii County. The school has 150 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 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kohala Middle School enrolls 150 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 22% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 31% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 41 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 22% |
| Asian | 20 | 13% |
| White | 8 | 5.3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
89 of the school's 150 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 72 qualify for free lunch and 17 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 Middle 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 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 150 students, Kohala Middle 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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