Waiakea High School, HI

Regular Public School Grade 9–Grade 12 Ungraded Offered
place
155 W Kawili St, Hilo, HI 96720
phone
(808) 974-4888

How Waiakea High School Compares with other Public Schools

Overall Score75
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Students and Teachers

Enrollment and Staffing at Waiakea High School

1,241 Students
100% Low-Income Students
78 Teachers
16 :1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Enrollment by Gender

Gender School HI US
Female 50% 47% 48%
Male 50% 53% 52%

Enrollment by Grade

Grade School HI US
Grade 9 27% 17% 17%
Grade 10 25% 15% 17%
Grade 11 28% 14% 17%
Grade 12 19% 13% 19%
Ungraded 1% 4% 8%

Enrollment by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School HI US
Asian 30% 24% 4%
Black <1% 2% 14%
Caucasian 9% 16% 54%
Hispanic or Latino 11% 13% 22%
Native American <1% 1% 2%
Pacific Islander 36% 27% <1%
Other 14% 18% 4%

Academic Progress

Math and Reading Proficiency at Waiakea High School

39% Math Proficiency
66% Reading Proficiency
52% Average Proficiency
96% Test Participation

Proficiency by Gender

Gender School HI US
Female 57% 51% 50%
Male 50% 45% 45%

Proficiency by Grade

Grade School HI US
High School 52% 45% 48%

Proficiency by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School HI US
Asian 50% 45% 59%
Caucasian 60% 56% 54%

Proficiency by Disadvantaged Groups

Group School HI US
Low-Income 37% 39% 39%
With Disabilities 50% 26% 28%

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates at Waiakea High School

88% Overall Rate
82% Low-Income
50% Limited English
54% With Disabilities

Graduation by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School HI US
Asian 87% 78% 69%
Caucasian 90% 75% 79%

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