📍 345 Makalika, Hilo, Hawaii County, 96720
Kua o ka La - NCPCS is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hilo, Hawaii County. The school has 164 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kua o ka La - NCPCS enrolls 164 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 63% male and 37% female. A teaching staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 51 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 20% |
| White | 31 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
134 of the school's 164 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 115 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kua o ka La - NCPCS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 1, state house district 3.
Kua o ka La - NCPCS 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 164 students, Kua o ka La - NCPCS 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 - Fringe
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