Waipahu Intermediate School

Waipahu Intermediate School operates as a big 6-8 campus in Waipahu, Hawaii, operated by Hawaii Department of Education. Current enrollment sits at 1,113 students spanning grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 665 students each, so Waipahu Intermediate School sits 67% larger than that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Waipahu Intermediate School lists that 62% of the student body identifies as Asian; the rest comes out to 18% Pacific Islander, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 42% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 57% of students at Waipahu Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Honolulu County (around 42%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Honolulu County) shows that median household earnings sit near $106,195, 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 Waipahu Intermediate School is one.

Waipahu Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Waipahu Intermediate School.

Waipahu Intermediate School operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Waipahu Intermediate School has edged down 14%, going from 1,294 students in 2018 to 1,113 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 4% to 9%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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