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Welcome to the Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School community. What's one thing that would make Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School even better?
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Enrollment
564
Middle
DISTRICT 665 · STATE 665
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000222
Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School
1803 Kam IV Rd, Honolulu, HI 96819 · (808) 832-3340 · Honolulu County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Hawaii public middle schools
- C-Test 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
12.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
423 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 | 210 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 188 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 166 | 29% |
Student demographics
62%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
39.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
18.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School this school | 564 | 75.0% | N/A |
| Princess Ruth Keelikolani Middle School Honolulu | 354 | 77.1% | N/A |
| William P Jarrett Middle School Honolulu | 283 | 76.3% | N/A |
| President George Washington Middle School Honolulu | 578 | 59.3% | N/A |
| Ilima Intermediate School Ewa Beach | 725 | 60.3% | N/A |
| Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School Honolulu | 602 | 57.1% | 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 Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #38 of 41 | #24 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #34 of 41 | #24 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #28 of 42 | #20 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #3 of 37 | #2 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #35 of 37 | #22 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.0% | #4 of 41 | #3 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.1% | #3 of 29 | #2 of 18 |
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
564
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 669
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 564 | 45 | 12.5:1 | 75% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 48 | 11.8:1 | 75% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 46 | 11.5:1 | 78% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 46 | 12.6:1 | 81% (467) |
| 2017-18 | 784 | 56 | 14.0:1 | 73% (574) |
| 2015-16 | 800 | 53 | 15.1:1 | 77% (612) |
| 2010-11 | 756 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 77% (581) |
| 2000-01 | 829 | 54 | 15.3:1 | 78% (649) |
| 1990-91 | 669 | 37 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (784 to 564); teachers down 20% (56 to 45).
About Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School
Federal records list Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School as a middle-grades school in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 564 students in 2024-25.
Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School is run by Hawaii Department of Education, whose 296 schools enroll 167,071 students.
More than half of the students at Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School are Pacific Islander (53%). The rest of enrollment is 29% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School scores 62%.
Staffing at Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School comes to 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.5:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Hawaii is 14.5:1. Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School counts 75% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 33 points above the 42% average for public schools in Honolulu County.
Among Hawaii public middle schools, Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Census data for Honolulu County show median household income comes to about $106,195, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 187 public schools in the county, enrolling about 111,011, Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School among them.
Kaewai Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 564, down from 580 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Governor Sanford B Dole Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School?
Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School enrolls approximately 564 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School serve?
Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School have?
Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School?
Student demographics at Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School are roughly 6% Hispanic, 29% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School in?
Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School is part of Hawaii Department of Education.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.