Castle High School
Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Kaneohe, Hawaii
Castle High School in Kaneohe, Hawaii enrolled 997 students in 2024-25 with 83.0 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the Hawaii high-school median of 14.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Hawaii: 51.9% and 39.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 78% (Hawaii: 85.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
1,108 students in 2022-23, 1,036 students in 2023-24, 997 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 78.5 to 83.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,108 | 78.5 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 1,036 | 82.5 | 12.6 |
| 2024-25 | 997 | 83.0 | 12.0 |
12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 Hawaii high schools
Among the 45 Hawaii high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
8 AP courses and one counselor per 186 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Castle High School enrolled 1,114 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses8
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 186 of the 1,114 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions27
- Chronically absent38.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
36.0% of students were Pacific Islander, 22.3% of two or more races, 21.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Pacific Islander36.0%
- Two or more races22.3%
- Hispanic21.8%
- Asian13.1%
- White6.3%
- Black0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Castle High School scored proficient or above: 69% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% in math in 2022-23, against 51.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.4% in math in 2022-23 across Hawaii. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Hawaii, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Hawaii |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 69% | 52% | 51.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 19% | 38% (2021-22) | 39.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
78% of the 253 students in Castle High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Hawaii. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Hawaii | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 78% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| Students in the class | 253 | 12,943 | 12,943 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Kaneohe
2 public high schools in Kaneohe report 2024-25 enrollment; Castle High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle High School | 997 | 12.0 | 36.4% |
| Hakipuu Academy | 55 | 18.3 | 47.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Castle High School
- Hakipuu AcademyThe nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 55 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Kalaheo High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 874 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Castle High School with Hakipuu AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hawaii Department of Education spends per student$20,056 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,056
- The largest public schools in HawaiiCastle High School is the number 25 by size of 46 Hawaii high schools open in 2024-25.#25 of 46
- Hawaii schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 14.9 for high schools.12.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Castle High School
How many students attend Castle High School?
997 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,108 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Kaneohe, HI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Castle High School?
12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Hawaii median for high schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Castle High School a Title I school?
Castle High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Castle High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Castle High School scored proficient or above: 69% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% in math in 2022-23, against 51.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.4% in math in 2022-23 across Hawaii. Hawaii's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Castle High School?
78% of the 253 students in Castle High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Hawaii. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Castle High School in?
Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000100 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.