Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind
Public school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind in Honolulu, Hawaii enrolled 49 students in 2024-25 with 14.0 full-time teachers, 3.5 students per teacher against the Hawaii median of 12.7. 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, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%
54 students in 2022-23, 52 students in 2023-24, 49 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 14.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 54 | 17.0 | 3.2 |
| 2023-24 | 52 | 16.0 | 3.3 |
| 2024-25 | 49 | 14.0 | 3.5 |
3.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 Hawaii schools of this kind
Among the 25 Hawaii schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. 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 50 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind enrolled 50 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 50 of the 50 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent31.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.2% of students were Pacific Islander, 20.4% Asian, 8.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Pacific Islander59.2%
- Asian20.4%
- Two or more races8.2%
- Hispanic6.1%
- Black4.1%
- White2.0%
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 Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 | 20% or less | 52% | 51.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% or less | 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.
Schools of this kind in Honolulu
4 public schools of this kind in Honolulu report 2024-25 enrollment; Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myron B. Thompson Academy - New Century PCS | 465 | 22.1 | 12.5% |
| University Laboratory School | 450 | 10.8 | 6.7% |
| Anuenue School | 431 | 13.9 | 47.6% |
| Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind | 49 | 3.5 | 53.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind
- University Laboratory SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.8 miles away: 450 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Anuenue SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 2.7 miles away: 431 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind with University Laboratory 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 HawaiiHawaii School for the Deaf and Blind is the number 22 by size of 25 Hawaii schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#22 of 25
- Hawaii schools by students per teacher3.5 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 12.7 for schools of this kind.3.5:1
- 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 Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind
How many students attend Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind?
49 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 54 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Honolulu, HI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind?
3.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Hawaii median for schools of this kind is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind a Title I school?
Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind do on state tests?
The students tested at Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind in?
Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000096 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.