Molokai Middle School

Located at 2175 Lihipali Ave, in Hoolehua, Hawaii, Molokai Middle School is a minimally staffed middle school that teaches 176 students (grades 7 through 8), operated by Hawaii Department of Education. Enrollment runs roughly 74% leaner than the state mean of about 665.

Within Hawaii Department of Education, which oversees 296 schools and 167,071 students, Molokai Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Molokai Middle School logs that Pacific Islander students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% White.

On the resource side, On paper, Molokai Middle School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.5:1 average. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Maui County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Maui County put median household earnings sit near $97,161, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maui County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,695 students), Molokai Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Molokai High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Molokai Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Molokai Middle School's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 199 (now 176). Over the same period, the Asian share edged down from 12% to 2%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.