Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate School

Located at 120 Makani Rd, in Makawao, Hawaii, Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate School is a medium-sized 6-8 campus that educates 944 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Hawaii Department of Education. Enrollment runs roughly 42% above the state mean of about 665.

Within Hawaii Department of Education, which oversees 296 schools and 167,071 students, Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 27%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 25% Pacific Islander, 24% multiracial, 17% White, 6% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate School has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages about 14.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 56% of students at Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, Maui County reports that median household income runs about $97,161, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Maui County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,695 students), of which Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate School is one.

The closest other public school is Makawao Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate School.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate School has ticked up 10%, going from 856 students in 2018 to 944 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 12% to 27% over that span.

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