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Does Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
602
Middle
DISTRICT 665 · STATE 665
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000205
Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School
49 Funchal St, Honolulu, HI 96813 · (808) 587-4430 · Honolulu County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Hawaii public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
344 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 49%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 216 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 187 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 199 | 33% |
Student demographics
68%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
59.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
43.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School this school | 602 | 57.1% | N/A |
| President George Washington Middle School Honolulu | 578 | 59.3% | N/A |
| Ilima Intermediate School Ewa Beach | 725 | 60.3% | N/A |
| Maui Waena Intermediate School Kahului | 1,015 | 48.7% | N/A |
| Waipahu Intermediate School Waipahu | 1,113 | 57.2% | N/A |
| Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School Honolulu | 571 | 43.4% | N/A |
Matched among Hawaii middle 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 Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #12 of 41 | #12 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #14 of 41 | #14 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #25 of 42 | #17 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #14 of 37 | #9 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #30 of 37 | #17 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #17 of 41 | #10 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #6 of 29 | #4 of 18 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
602
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 602 | 43 | 14.0:1 | 57% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 45 | 13.2:1 | 52% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 52% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 52% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 775 | 44 | 17.6:1 | 51% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 828 | 48 | 17.3:1 | 49% (409) |
| 2010-11 | 864 | 49 | 17.6:1 | 54% (470) |
| 2000-01 | 843 | 45 | 18.7:1 | 42% (353) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 31 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (775 to 602); teachers down 2% (44 to 43).
About Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School
Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School runs as a medium-sized middle school in Honolulu, Hawaii. A total of 602 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
Hawaii Department of Education has 296 schools and 167,071 students, and Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School is one of those schools.
At Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School, the largest share of students is Asian, at 48%. It is also 20% Pacific Islander, 17% multiracial, and 14% Hispanic. Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 43 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.0:1. That matches the 14.5:1 average for middle schools in Hawaii fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 57% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Honolulu County average 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School is A-. Compared with Hawaii public middle schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Census estimates describe Honolulu County this way: 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. Besides Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School, Honolulu County has 186 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Over 4 years, Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School's enrollment declined 3%, to 602.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Prince David Kawananakoa Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School?
Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School enrolls approximately 602 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School serve?
Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School?
At Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 48% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School public or private?
Prince David Kawananakoa Middle 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.