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What's the most underrated thing about Kapolei Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
727
Middle
DISTRICT 665 · STATE 665
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000259
Kapolei Middle School
91-5335 Kapolei Pkwy, Kapolei, HI 96707 · (808) 693-7025 · Honolulu County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Hawaii public middle schools
- B+Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
288 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 49%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 234 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 262 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 231 | 32% |
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 79% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Strive HI 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
41.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Hawaii schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
Source: Strive HI. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Kapolei Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapolei Middle School this school | 727 | 39.6% | N/A |
| Honouliuli Middle School Ewa Beach | 793 | 45.4% | N/A |
| Waiakea Intermediate School Hilo | 857 | 49.5% | N/A |
| Highlands Intermediate School Pearl City | 824 | 32.2% | N/A |
| Iao Intermediate School Wailuku | 893 | 52.1% | N/A |
| Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Lihue | 826 | 51.0% | N/A |
Matched among Hawaii middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kapolei Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #16 of 41 | #14 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #12 of 41 | #12 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 727 | #19 of 42 | #14 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #6 of 37 | #5 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.6% | #13 of 37 | #6 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #31 of 41 | #15 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -52.2% | #1 of 29 | #1 of 18 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
727
-424 (-37%) vs 2020
-42% since 2000-01, when it was 1,261
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 727 | 56 | 13.0:1 | 40% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 56 | 13.2:1 | 42% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 55 | 11.9:1 | 44% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 1,151 | 82 | 14.0:1 | 42% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 1,521 | 92 | 16.5:1 | 41% (619) |
| 2015-16 | 1,438 | 90 | 16.0:1 | 41% (591) |
| 2010-11 | 1,424 | 90 | 15.8:1 | 35% (503) |
| 2000-01 | 1,261 | 65 | 19.4:1 | 31% (393) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kapolei Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (1,521 to 727); teachers down 39% (92 to 56).
About Kapolei Middle School
Federal records list Kapolei Middle School as a middle school in Kapolei, Hawaii. It has an enrollment of 727 students in grades 6 through 8.
Kapolei Middle School falls under Hawaii Department of Education, which has 296 schools enrolling 167,071 students.
The biggest share of students at Kapolei Middle School, 28%, is Pacific Islander. The next largest groups are 24% multiracial, 22% Hispanic, 22% Asian, and 3% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kapolei Middle School scores 77%.
Staffing at Kapolei Middle School comes to 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.0:1. Middle schools in Hawaii average 14.5:1, 1.5 more students per teacher than here. Kapolei Middle School counts 40% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 42% average for public schools in Honolulu County.
Kapolei Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of Hawaii public middle schools.
In Honolulu County, median household income comes to about $106,195, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Honolulu County has 187 public schools with about 111,011 students, including Kapolei Middle School.
Kapolei Elementary School sits about 0.4 miles from Kapolei Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The NCES locale for Kapolei Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 37% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 14.0 in 2020-21 to 13.0 in 2024-25.
Kapolei Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Honolulu County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,001,146
Census ACS
Median income
$106,195
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
111,011 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Kapolei Elementary School0.4 mi · 673
- Kapolei High School0.8 mi · 1,836
- Honouliuli Middle School1.0 mi · 793
- Hookele Elementary School1.0 mi · 717
- DreamHouse Ewa Beach1.5 mi · 467
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Frequently asked questions
About Kapolei Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kapolei Middle School?
Kapolei Middle School enrolls approximately 727 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Kapolei Middle School serve?
Kapolei Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kapolei Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kapolei Middle School is approximately 13.0:1 (56 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kapolei Middle School?
Kapolei Middle School reports a student body of 3% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 22% Asian, 24% Two or more.
Is Kapolei Middle School public or private?
Kapolei Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.