Kapolei Middle School

Kapolei Middle School, a medium-sized 6-8 campus in Kapolei, Hawaii, one of the schools within Hawaii Department of Education, enrolls 727 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Kapolei Middle School is one of 296 schools operated by Hawaii Department of Education, a district that enrolls 167,071 students overall.

Demographically, Kapolei Middle School logs that the largest single group is Pacific Islander at 28%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 24% multiracial, 22% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 3% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.5:1 average. Roughly 40% of students at Kapolei Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Honolulu County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $106,195 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Kapolei Middle School is one of 187 public schools in Honolulu County (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students).

Kapolei Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kapolei Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kapolei Middle School has decreased 52%, going from 1,521 students in 2018 to 727 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 17% to 22%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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