Kailua Intermediate School

Kailua Intermediate School is an average-sized middle school in Kailua, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Department of Education. The school teaches 749 students in grades 7 through 8.

Hawaii Department of Education comprises 296 schools with combined enrollment of 167,071 students; Kailua Intermediate School is among them.

Demographically, Kailua Intermediate School records that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 23% multiracial, 21% Hispanic, 12% Pacific Islander, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 18% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Kailua Intermediate School reports 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.5:1, putting Kailua Intermediate School higher than the state norm the norm. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Honolulu County shows median household earnings sit near $106,195, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Honolulu County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), Kailua Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kailua Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Kailua Intermediate School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 737 students in 2018 compared to 749 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share edged down from 14% to 6%. Class-load math has rose: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Kailua Intermediate School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.