Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center
Public school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Kekaha, Hawaii
Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center in Kekaha, Hawaii enrolled 43 students in 2024-25 with 4.0 full-time teachers, 10.8 students per teacher against the Hawaii median of 12.7. It was not a Title I school 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 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 33%
50 students in 2022-23, 43 students in 2023-24, 43 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.0 to 4.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 50 | 3.0 | 16.7 |
| 2023-24 | 43 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
| 2024-25 | 43 | 4.0 | 10.8 |
10.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center enrolled 59 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent10.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.0% of students were Pacific Islander, 4.7% of two or more races, 2.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Pacific Islander93.0%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Hispanic2.3%
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 Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center 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 Kekaha
2 public schools of this kind in Kekaha report 2024-25 enrollment; Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center | 43 | 10.8 | 46.5% |
| Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCS | 35 | 7.0 | 68.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center
- Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCSThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.4 miles away: 35 students, 7.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Niihau High & Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.2 miles away: 13 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Compare Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center with Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCSStudents, 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 HawaiiKe Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center is the number 23 by size of 25 Hawaii schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#23 of 25
- Hawaii schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 12.7 for schools of this kind.10.8:1
- 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 Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center
How many students attend Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center?
43 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 50 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Kekaha, HI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center?
10.8 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 Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center a Title I school?
Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center do on state tests?
The students tested at Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center 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 Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center in?
Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000280 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.