1
Enrollment
1,221
Middle
DISTRICT 665 · STATE 665
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000296
Ewa Makai Middle School
91-6291 Kapolei Pkwy, Ewa Beach, HI 96706 · (808) 687-9500 · Honolulu County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,221 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Hawaii public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Hawaii public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
370 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 49%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 397 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 435 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 389 | 32% |
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 79% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Strive HI 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
36.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Hawaii schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
Source: Strive HI. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Ewa Makai Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewa Makai Middle School this school | 1,221 | 30.3% | N/A |
| Mililani Middle School Mililani | 1,635 | 21.2% | N/A |
| Highlands Intermediate School Pearl City | 824 | 32.2% | N/A |
| Moanalua Middle School Honolulu | 768 | 24.2% | N/A |
| Kapolei Middle School Kapolei | 727 | 39.6% | N/A |
| Kaimuki Middle School Honolulu | 1,019 | 23.8% | N/A |
Matched among Hawaii middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ewa Makai Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #21 of 41 | #17 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #15 of 41 | #15 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,221 | #2 of 42 | #2 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #29 of 37 | #17 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.0% | #10 of 37 | #5 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #34 of 41 | #18 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.4% | #1 of 8 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,221
-41 (-3%) vs 2020
+108% since 2010-11, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,221 | 79 | 15.5:1 | 30% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 1,253 | 77 | 16.3:1 | 33% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 1,119 | 77 | 14.5:1 | 32% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 1,262 | 72 | 17.5:1 | 32% (410) |
| 2017-18 | 882 | 50 | 17.6:1 | 30% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 928 | 45 | 20.6:1 | 35% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 30 | 19.6:1 | 37% (219) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ewa Makai Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (882 to 1,221); teachers up 58% (50 to 79).
About Ewa Makai Middle School
Ewa Makai Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, under Hawaii Department of Education. It has an enrollment of 1,221 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Hawaii enroll around 665, and this school is 84% above that mark.
Hawaii Department of Education runs Ewa Makai Middle School along with 295 other schools, enrolling 167,071 students in total.
About 33% of students at Ewa Makai Middle School are Asian, the largest single group. The school is also 25% multiracial, 20% Hispanic, 11% Pacific Islander, and 8% White. The Asian share of the county population is higher, at 42%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ewa Makai Middle School scores 77%.
The school lists 79 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. The average for middle schools in Hawaii is 14.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 370 students, or 30%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Honolulu County average 42%.
Ewa Makai Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of Hawaii public middle schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Honolulu County show that the median household earns about $106,195 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Honolulu County has 187 public schools with about 111,011 students, including Ewa Makai Middle School.
Keoneula Elementary School is the nearest public school to Ewa Makai Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Ewa Makai Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Ewa Makai Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,221, from 1,262 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 17.5:1 to 15.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Ewa Makai Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Honolulu County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,001,146
Census ACS
Median income
$106,195
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
111,011 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hawaii Department of Education
- James Campbell High SchoolHigh · 2,890 students
- Waipahu High SchoolHigh · 2,538 students
- Mililani High SchoolHigh · 2,382 students
- Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High SchoolHigh · 2,094 students
- Moanalua High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Hawaii Technology Academy - PCSCombined · 1,924 students
Other schools in Ewa Beach
- James Campbell High SchoolHigh · 2,890 students
- Ewa Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,226 students
- Holomua Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,107 students
- Keoneula Elementary SchoolElementary · 900 students
- Honouliuli Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
- Ilima Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 725 students
Nearby schools
- Keoneula Elementary School0.4 mi · 900
- Ewa Beach Elementary School1.0 mi · 701
- Ilima Intermediate School1.1 mi · 725
- Kaimiloa Elementary School1.2 mi · 677
- Holomua Elementary School1.2 mi · 1,107
- Pohakea Elementary School1.3 mi · 493
Frequently asked questions
About Ewa Makai Middle SchoolHow large is Ewa Makai Middle School?
Ewa Makai Middle School enrolls approximately 1,221 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Ewa Makai Middle School serve?
Ewa Makai Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Ewa Makai Middle School have?
Ewa Makai Middle School employs 79 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ewa Makai Middle School?
At Ewa Makai Middle School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 33% Asian, 25% Two or more.
Who oversees Ewa Makai Middle School?
Ewa Makai Middle School is overseen by Hawaii Department of Education in Honolulu County.
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