Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School

Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School is one of the average-sized middle schools in Honolulu, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Department of Education, with 602 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

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

On the student-mix side, Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School shows that the largest single group is Asian at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 20% Pacific Islander, 17% multiracial, 14% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages about 14.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Honolulu County's rate of about 42%.

Around the school, Honolulu County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,195 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Honolulu County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), of which Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School has ticked down 22%, going from 775 students in 2018 to 602 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 65% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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