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If you had an hour of school board time for Keaau High School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,041
High
DISTRICT 1,058 · STATE 1,058
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000260
Keaau High School
16-725 Keaau-Pahoa Rd, Keaau, HI 96749 · (808) 982-4220 · Hawaii County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,041 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Hawaii public high schools
- CTest 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
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
746 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 49%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 303 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 224 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 262 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 239 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 13 | 1% |
Student demographics
78%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
50.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
16.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 Keaau High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keaau High School this school | 1,041 | 71.7% | N/A |
| Pahoa High & Intermediate School Pahoa | 745 | 71.8% | N/A |
| Waianae High School Waianae | 1,551 | 61.6% | N/A |
| Nanakuli High & Intermediate School Waianae | 928 | 67.9% | N/A |
| Konawaena High School Kealakekua | 955 | 51.7% | N/A |
| Lahainaluna High School Lahaina | 813 | 57.2% | N/A |
Matched among Hawaii high 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 Keaau High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Hawaii County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #30 of 43 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #26 of 43 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,041 | #22 of 46 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #22 of 41 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.9% | #7 of 41 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #3 of 43 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #15 of 16 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,041
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
+119% since 2000-01, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,041 | 70 | 14.9:1 | 72% (746) |
| 2023-24 | 1,014 | 68 | 14.9:1 | 74% (752) |
| 2022-23 | 1,046 | 66 | 15.8:1 | 73% (760) |
| 2020-21 | 1,050 | 67 | 15.7:1 | 77% (809) |
| 2017-18 | 1,030 | 64 | 16.1:1 | 76% (783) |
| 2015-16 | 988 | 62 | 15.9:1 | 76% (755) |
| 2010-11 | 929 | 61 | 15.2:1 | 70% (654) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 61% (288) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keaau High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,030 to 1,041); teachers up 9% (64 to 70).
About Keaau High School
Keaau High School is a medium-sized high school that serves part of Keaau, Hawaii. A total of 1,041 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12.
The district, Hawaii Department of Education, has 167,071 students enrolled across 296 schools.
Pacific Islander students are the largest group at Keaau High School, with 29% of enrollment. Next come 28% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 14% White, and 12% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Keaau High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 78%.
Teachers at the school number 70 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.9:1. Across high schools in Hawaii, the average ratio is about 14.4:1. The school's lunch program data list 72% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Hawaii County is 59%.
Measured against Hawaii public high schools, Keaau High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hawaii County, median household income is about $78,639, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 55 public schools operate in Hawaii County, serving about 27,129 students.
Keaau Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools.
Keaau High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,041, starting from 1,050.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hawaii County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
205,769
Census ACS
Median income
$78,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
27,129 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Keaau
- Keaau Elementary SchoolElementary · 829 students
- Keaau Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
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Nearby schools
- Keaau Elementary School0.2 mi · 829
- Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS0.5 mi · 451
- Keaau Middle School0.8 mi · 696
- Kua o ka La - NCPCS4.4 mi · 185
- Waiakeawaena Elementary School5.4 mi · 669
- Mountain View Elementary School6.1 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About Keaau High SchoolHow many students attend Keaau High School?
Keaau High School enrolls approximately 1,041 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Keaau High School serve?
Keaau High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Keaau High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Keaau High School is approximately 14.9:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Keaau High School?
Student demographics at Keaau High School are roughly 14% White, 28% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Keaau High School public or private?
Keaau High 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.