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Kalaheo High School
- ATest 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 high schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 215 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 220 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 233 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 194 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 12 | 1% |
Test scores
Strive HI 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Hawaii schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
Schools most like Kalaheo High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalaheo High School this school | 874 | 14.5% | N/A |
| West Hawaii Explorations Academy Kailua-Kona | 286 | 20.6% | N/A |
| Henry J Kaiser High School Honolulu | 1,073 | 12.2% | N/A |
| Kapaa High School Kapaa | 1,005 | 31.6% | N/A |
| Mililani High School Mililani | 2,382 | 16.9% | N/A |
| King Kekaulike High School Pukalani | 1,217 | 42.4% | N/A |
Where Kalaheo High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #12 of 43 | #10 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #3 of 43 | #3 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 874 | #28 of 46 | #18 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #38 of 41 | #23 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #31 of 41 | #15 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.5% | #42 of 43 | #24 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #6 of 16 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 874 | 51 | 17.1:1 | 15% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 882 | 49 | 18.0:1 | 16% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 856 | 49 | 17.5:1 | 18% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 827 | 48 | 17.2:1 | 18% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 808 | 49 | 16.5:1 | 21% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 905 | 50 | 18.1:1 | 24% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 808 | 53 | 15.3:1 | 24% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 1,055 | 59 | 17.9:1 | 16% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 1,037 | 54 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (808 to 874); teachers up 4% (49 to 51).
About Kalaheo High School
Kalaheo High School runs as a small high school in Kailua, Hawaii. The school enrolls 874 students, from grades 9 through 12.
A total of 296 schools make up Hawaii Department of Education, with 167,071 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Kalaheo High School is White (46%). The remaining students are 18% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 10% Pacific Islander, and 7% Asian. Census figures show Honolulu County is about 18% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Kalaheo High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
A ratio of 17.1:1 comes from the school's 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Hawaii average 14.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 15% in 2024-25. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Honolulu County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Kalaheo High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Hawaii public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
According to the American Community Survey, in Honolulu County, median household income is about $106,195, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 187 public schools operate in Honolulu County, serving about 111,011 students.
Kainalu Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put Kalaheo High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
Enrollment was 827 in 2020-21 and 874 in 2024-25, a increase of 47 students.
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