Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Lihue, Hawaii
Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School in Lihue, Hawaii enrolled 826 students in 2024-25 with 59.0 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Hawaii middle-school median of 14.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 47% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Hawaii: 51.9% and 39.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
808 students in 2022-23, 846 students in 2023-24, 826 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 56.0 to 59.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 808 | 56.0 | 14.4 |
| 2023-24 | 846 | 58.0 | 14.6 |
| 2024-25 | 826 | 59.0 | 14.0 |
14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 Hawaii middle schools
Among the 41 Hawaii middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. 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).
One counselor per 276 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School enrolled 827 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 37 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 276 of the 827 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions37
- Chronically absent23.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
26.4% of students were of two or more races, 26.2% Asian, 19.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Two or more races26.4%
- Asian26.2%
- Hispanic19.6%
- Pacific Islander19.6%
- White8.2%
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 Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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 | 47% | 52% | 51.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 44% | 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.
What to look at next about Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School
- Kapaa Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 8.6 miles away: 507 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).8.6 mi
- Waimea Canyon Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 18 miles away: 467 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
- Compare Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School with Kapaa Middle SchoolStudents, 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 HawaiiChiefess Kamakahelei Middle School is the number 10 by size of 41 Hawaii middle schools open in 2024-25.#10 of 41
- Hawaii schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 14.1 for middle schools.14.0:1
- 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 Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School
How many students attend Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School?
826 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 808 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lihue, HI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School?
14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Hawaii median for middle schools is 14.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School a Title I school?
Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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 district is Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School in?
Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000266 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
- 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.