📍 75-5815 Queen Kaahumanu Hwy, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii County, 96740
Innovations - PCS is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii County. The school has 240 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Innovations - PCS enrolls 240 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% White, 29% Two or more races and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 74 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 70 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 21% |
| Asian | 23 | 9.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 23 | 9.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
117 of the school's 240 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 70 qualify for free lunch and 47 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Innovations - PCS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). It operates as a public charter school. 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 6.
Innovations - PCS 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 240 students, Innovations - PCS is smaller than the district average of about 566 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote