Kealakehe Intermediate School

Kealakehe Intermediate School is a middle-grades school of average-sized scale in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Department of Education, works with 677 students in grades 6 through 8.

Hawaii Department of Education runs 296 schools in total, collectively educating 167,071 students. Kealakehe Intermediate School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Kealakehe Intermediate School reports that the largest single group is Pacific Islander at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 23% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 11% Asian, 9% White.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 65% of students at Kealakehe Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hawaii County indicate median household income runs about $78,639, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Hawaii County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,129 students), of which Kealakehe Intermediate School is one.

Kealakehe Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kealakehe Intermediate School has fell 4%, going from 705 students in 2018 to 677 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 23% across the same window.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.