Kua o ka La - NCPCS

Kua o ka La - NCPCS is a small combined-grade school that serves part of Hilo, Hawaii. Enrolled students number 185 students, in pre-K through 9. Enrollment is 55% lower than the average for combined schools in Hawaii, which is about 412.

Kua o ka La - NCPCS is run by Hawaii Department of Education, whose 296 schools enroll 167,071 students.

By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Kua o ka La - NCPCS is Pacific Islander (35%). Enrollment also includes 26% Hispanic, 21% multiracial, 15% White, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Kua o ka La - NCPCS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 74%.

The teaching staff at Kua o ka La - NCPCS is 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.8:1. That ratio is over the 12.4:1 average for combined schools in Hawaii. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 74%. For comparison, public schools in Hawaii County average 59%.

Census estimates describe Hawaii County this way: median household income is about $78,639, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Hawaii County number 55 and enroll about 27,129.

Nearest public school: Waiakeawaena Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Kua o ka La - NCPCS holds at least 8 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 173 to 185.

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