Ilima Intermediate School

Ilima Intermediate School operates as a mid-tier middle school in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Department of Education. Current enrollment sits at 725 students spanning grades 7 through 8.

Within Hawaii Department of Education, which oversees 296 schools and 167,071 students, Ilima Intermediate School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Ilima Intermediate School shows that 38% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 20% multiracial, 19% Pacific Islander, 18% Hispanic, 4% White.

Looking at school resources, Ilima Intermediate School lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages about 14.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 60% of students at Ilima Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Honolulu County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Honolulu County indicate median household earnings sit near $106,195, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Honolulu County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), Ilima Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

Pohakea Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ilima Intermediate School.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ilima Intermediate School has fell 17%, going from 870 students in 2018 to 725 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 47% to 38%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.