Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School in Honolulu, Hawaii enrolled 564 students in 2024-25 with 45.0 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Hawaii middle-school median of 14.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
530 students in 2022-23, 568 students in 2023-24, 564 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.0 to 45.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 530 | 46.0 | 11.5 |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 48.0 | 11.8 |
| 2024-25 | 564 | 45.0 | 12.5 |
12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 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 183 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School enrolled 550 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 72 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 183 of the 550 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions72
- Chronically absent41.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
53.2% of students were Pacific Islander, 29.1% Asian, 11.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Pacific Islander53.2%
- Asian29.1%
- Two or more races11.3%
- Hispanic6.4%
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 Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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 | 25% | 52% | 51.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10% | 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.
Middle schools in Honolulu
12 public middle schools in Honolulu report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaimuki Middle School | 1,019 | 17.7 | 18.1% |
| King David Kalakaua Middle School | 900 | 14.1 | 54.3% |
| Niu Valley Middle School | 786 | 16.0 | 9.4% |
| Moanalua Middle School | 768 | 15.5 | 15.1% |
| Aliamanu Middle School | 755 | 15.1 | 15.1% |
| Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School | 602 | 14.0 | 45.7% |
| President George Washington Middle School | 578 | 11.1 | 50.9% |
| Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School | 571 | 15.9 | 32.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School
- King David Kalakaua Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 900 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Moanalua Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 768 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School with King David Kalakaua 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 HawaiiGovernor Sanford B Dole Middle School is the number 28 by size of 41 Hawaii middle schools open in 2024-25.#28 of 41
- Hawaii schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 14.1 for middle schools.12.5:1
- 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 Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School
How many students attend Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School?
564 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 530 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Honolulu, HI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School?
12.5 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 Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School a Title I school?
Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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 Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School in?
Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000222 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.