📍 15-1397 Post Office Rd, Pahoa, Hawaii County, 96778
Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science PCS is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Pahoa, Hawaii County. The school has 683 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science PCS enrolls 683 students across grades K–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 266 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 140 | 20% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 108 | 16% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
511 of the school's 683 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 407 qualify for free lunch and 104 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science PCS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 2, state house district 4.
Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science 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 683 students, Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science PCS is larger 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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