📍 3-1821 J Kaumualii Hwy, Lihue, Kauai County, 96766
Kawaikini - NCPCS is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Lihue, Kauai County. The school has 151 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 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kawaikini - NCPCS enrolls 151 students across grades K–12. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 115 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 4.6% |
| White | 2 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
86 of the school's 151 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 63 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kawaikini - 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 8, state house district 15.
Kawaikini - 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 151 students, Kawaikini - 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