Waiakea Intermediate School

Waiakea Intermediate School, an average-sized intermediate school in Hilo, Hawaii, one of the schools within Hawaii Department of Education, serves 857 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 29% above the typical public school in Hawaii, which averages around 665 students.

Hawaii Department of Education runs 296 schools in total, collectively educating 167,071 students. Waiakea Intermediate School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Waiakea Intermediate School logs that the largest single group is multiracial at 28%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 27% Pacific Islander, 24% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 5% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.5:1, putting Waiakea Intermediate School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 49% of students at Waiakea Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hawaii County (around 59%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Hawaii County) logs that median household earnings sit near $78,639, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Waiakea Intermediate School is one of 55 public schools in Hawaii County (combined enrollment of about 27,129 students).

The closest other public school is Waiakea Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Waiakea Intermediate School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 867 (now 857). The Asian share of enrollment ticked down from 28% to 16% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.