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What's one thing Pearl City High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,481
High
DISTRICT 1,058 · STATE 1,058
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000114
Pearl City High School
2100 Hookiekie St, Pearl City, HI 96782 · (808) 453-6500 · Honolulu County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,481 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Hawaii public high schools
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
420 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 | 448 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 310 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 373 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 336 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 14 | 1% |
Student demographics
74%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
69.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
30.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 Pearl City High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl City High School this school | 1,481 | 28.4% | N/A |
| Maui High School Kahului | 1,725 | 35.0% | N/A |
| President Theodore Roosevelt High School Honolulu | 1,336 | 35.3% | N/A |
| James Campbell High School Ewa Beach | 2,890 | 33.3% | N/A |
| Moanalua High School Honolulu | 1,966 | 24.3% | N/A |
| Kauai High School Lihue | 1,016 | 40.4% | 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 Pearl City High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #13 of 43 | #11 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #4 of 43 | #4 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,481 | #10 of 46 | #9 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #32 of 41 | #18 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #29 of 41 | #13 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #35 of 43 | #18 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #20 of 23 | #14 of 17 |
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
1,481
-118 (-7%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 2,178
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 1,481 | 90 | 16.5:1 | 28% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 1,418 | 97 | 14.6:1 | 28% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 1,519 | 100 | 15.2:1 | 27% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 1,599 | 99 | 16.1:1 | 33% (525) |
| 2017-18 | 1,568 | 103 | 15.2:1 | 29% (454) |
| 2015-16 | 1,639 | 104 | 15.8:1 | 30% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 1,835 | 109 | 16.8:1 | 25% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 2,032 | 116 | 17.5:1 | 14% (282) |
| 1990-91 | 2,178 | 108 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pearl City High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,568 to 1,481); teachers down 13% (103 to 90).
About Pearl City High School
Pearl City High School is a medium-sized high school based in Pearl City, Hawaii. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,481 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Hawaii average about 1,058 students.
Hawaii Department of Education has 296 schools; together they serve 167,071 students.
At Pearl City High School, the largest share of students is Asian, at 40%. The next largest groups are 21% multiracial, 18% Hispanic, 17% Pacific Islander, and 3% White. County-wide, about 42% of residents are Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 90 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Pearl City High School was 16.5:1. On average, high schools in Hawaii have 14.4:1, compared with 16.5:1 here. Pearl City High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 28%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Honolulu County is 42%.
Pearl City High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of Hawaii public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Honolulu County has these Census figures: the median household income is $106,195, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Honolulu County has 187 public schools and roughly 111,011 students.
The closest public school to Pearl City High School is Momilani Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Pearl City High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Pearl City High School's enrollment declined from 1,599 in 2020-21 to 1,481 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Hawaii Department of Education
- James Campbell High SchoolHigh · 2,890 students
- Waipahu High SchoolHigh · 2,538 students
- Mililani High SchoolHigh · 2,382 students
- Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High SchoolHigh · 2,094 students
- Moanalua High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Hawaii Technology Academy - PCSCombined · 1,924 students
Other schools in Pearl City
- Highlands Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Pearl City Highlands SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Waiau Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Momilani Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Pearl City Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Palisades Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
Other Pearl City High schools
One other US public school is named Pearl City High. Pearl City High School is the largest of the 2.
- Pearl City High SchoolPearl City, IL · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Momilani Elementary School0.2 mi · 412
- Palisades Elementary School0.8 mi · 356
- Waiau Elementary School1.1 mi · 498
- Highlands Intermediate School1.1 mi · 824
- Pearl City Highlands School1.1 mi · 515
- Manana Elementary School1.3 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Pearl City High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pearl City High School?
Pearl City High School enrolls approximately 1,481 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Pearl City High School serve?
Pearl City High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pearl City High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pearl City High School is approximately 16.5:1 (90 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pearl City High School?
Pearl City High School reports a student body of 3% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 40% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Is Pearl City High School public or private?
Pearl City 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.