Enrollment
283
Middle
DISTRICT 665 · STATE 665
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000218
William P Jarrett Middle School
1903 Palolo Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816 · (808) 733-4888 · Honolulu County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Hawaii public middle schools
- CTest 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
13.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
216 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 49%
Community
0
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 | 97 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 19% |
Student demographics
62%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
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Strive HI 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
22.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 William P Jarrett Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William P Jarrett Middle School this school | 283 | 76.3% | N/A |
| Princess Ruth Keelikolani Middle School Honolulu | 354 | 77.1% | N/A |
| Molokai Middle School Hoolehua | 176 | 83.5% | N/A |
| Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School Honolulu | 564 | 75.0% | N/A |
| Waimea Middle - PCCS Kamuela | 188 | 68.1% | N/A |
| Kealakehe Intermediate School Kailua-Kona | 677 | 64.5% | 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 William P Jarrett Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #35 of 41 | #23 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #31 of 41 | #22 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #37 of 42 | #24 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #8 of 37 | #6 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #34 of 37 | #21 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #3 of 41 | #2 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #3 of 8 | N/A |
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
283
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 274
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 76% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 78% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 21 | 12.4:1 | 78% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 22 | 12.4:1 | 68% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 23 | 11.1:1 | 68% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 246 | 22 | 11.2:1 | 72% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 24 | 9.9:1 | 74% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 65% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 274 | 21 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William P Jarrett Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (256 to 283); teachers down 9% (23 to 21).
About William P Jarrett Middle School
William P Jarrett Middle School is a small middle school with its address in Honolulu, Hawaii. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 283 students. That compares with an average of about 665 students for middle schools in Hawaii.
Enrollment across the 296 schools in Hawaii Department of Education totals 167,071 students.
About 58% of the student body at William P Jarrett Middle School is Pacific Islander. Smaller groups are 14% Asian, 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 4% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at William P Jarrett Middle School is 13.5:1, based on 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Hawaii, 14.5:1, is higher. William P Jarrett Middle School counts 76% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 42% for public schools in Honolulu County.
Among Hawaii public middle schools, William P Jarrett Middle School outscored 25%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
In Honolulu County, the median household earns about $106,195 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Honolulu County, 187 public schools serve about 111,011 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Palolo Elementary School, is the closest to William P Jarrett Middle School. William P Jarrett Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES assigns William P Jarrett Middle School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 4%. The number of students per teacher increased from 12.4 to 13.5 over 4 years.
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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 William P Jarrett Middle SchoolHow many students attend William P Jarrett Middle School?
William P Jarrett Middle School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades 06-08.
Is William P Jarrett Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
William P Jarrett Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at William P Jarrett Middle School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at William P Jarrett Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at William P Jarrett Middle School?
At William P Jarrett Middle School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 14% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is William P Jarrett Middle School public or private?
William P Jarrett Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education.
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