Iao Intermediate School

Iao Intermediate School operates as a reasonably sized middle-grades school in Wailuku, Hawaii, one of the schools within Hawaii Department of Education. Current enrollment sits at 893 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 665 students per school, that is 34% larger than typical.

Hawaii Department of Education runs 296 schools in total, collectively educating 167,071 students. Iao Intermediate School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Iao Intermediate School logs that the most-represented group is Pacific Islander (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Hispanic, 22% multiracial, 18% Asian, 5% White.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Iao Intermediate School has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages about 14.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Maui County put median household income runs about $97,161, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Iao Intermediate School is one of 34 public schools in Maui County (combined enrollment of about 19,695 students).

The closest other public school is Wailuku Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 953 students in 2018 compared to 893 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 30% to 18% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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