Moanalua High School

Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Honolulu, Hawaii

Moanalua High School in Honolulu, Hawaii enrolled 1,966 students in 2024-25 with 120.0 full-time teachers, 16.4 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, 81% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 28% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Hawaii: 51.9% and 39.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

2,064 students in 2022-23, 1,933 students in 2023-24, 1,966 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 121.0 to 120.0.

Students enrolled at Moanalua High School by school year2022-23: 2,064, 2023-24: 1,933, 2024-25: 1,96601k2k3k2022-232,0642023-241,9332024-251,966
Students enrolled at Moanalua High School by school year2022-23: 2,064, 2023-24: 1,933, 2024-25: 1,96601k2k3k2022-232,0642023-241,9332024-251,966
Students enrolled at Moanalua High School by school year2022-23: 2,064, 2023-24: 1,933, 2024-25: 1,96601k2k3k2022-232,0642023-241,9332024-251,966
Students enrolled at Moanalua High School by school year2022-23: 2,064, 2023-24: 1,933, 2024-25: 1,96601k2k3k2022-232,0642023-241,9332024-251,966
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,064121.017.1
2023-241,933119.016.2
2024-251,966120.016.4

16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 71 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.

Students per teacher, Hawaii high schools, 2024-2545 values from 7.5 to 19.7; Moanalua High School 16.4; state median 14.9.5101520students per full-time teacherMoanalua High School 16.4state median 14.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Hawaii high schools, 2024-2545 values from 7.5 to 19.7; Moanalua High School 16.4; state median 14.9.5101520students per full-time teacherMoanalua High School 16.4state median 14.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Hawaii high schools, 2024-2545 values from 7.5 to 19.7; Moanalua High School 16.4; state median 14.9.5101520students per full-time teacherMoanalua High School 16.4state median 14.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Hawaii high schools, 2024-2545 values from 7.5 to 19.7; Moanalua High School 16.4; state median 14.9.5101520students per full-time teacherMoanalua High School 16.4state median 14.9U.S. 14.5

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).

32 AP courses and one counselor per 263 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Moanalua High School enrolled 2,100 students and had 8.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 82 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses32
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)8.0, one per 263 of the 2,100 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions82
  • Chronically absent13.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.3% of students were Asian, 19.2% of two or more races, 16.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Asian40.3%
  2. Two or more races19.2%
  3. Hispanic16.3%
  4. Pacific Islander12.5%
  5. White8.5%
  6. Black3.2%

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 Moanalua High School scored proficient or above: 81% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtHawaii
Reading and language arts, 2021-2281%52%51.9%
Math, 2022-2328%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

94% of the 494 students in Moanalua 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtHawaii
Four-year graduation rate94%85.5%85.5%
Students in the class49412,94312,943

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 Honolulu

9 public high schools in Honolulu report 2024-25 enrollment; Moanalua High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School2,09415.542.0%
Moanalua High School1,96616.416.6%
Kalani High School1,45517.113.9%
President Theodore Roosevelt High School1,33616.527.4%
President William McKinley High School1,24513.942.3%
Admiral Arthur W Radford High School1,22716.812.4%
Henry J Kaiser High School1,07316.19.4%
Kaimuki High School52012.254.0%

All public schools in Honolulu →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Moanalua High School

  1. Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 2,094 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. Admiral Arthur W Radford High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 1,227 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Moanalua High School with Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in HawaiiMoanalua High School is the number 5 by size of 46 Hawaii high schools open in 2024-25.#5 of 46
  6. Hawaii schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 14.9 for high schools.16.4:1
  7. 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 Moanalua High School

  1. How many students attend Moanalua High School?
    1,966 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,064 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Honolulu, HI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Moanalua High School?
    16.4 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.
  3. Is Moanalua High School a Title I school?
    Moanalua High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Moanalua High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Moanalua High School scored proficient or above: 81% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Moanalua High School?
    94% of the 494 students in Moanalua 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.
  6. What district is Moanalua High School in?
    Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000103 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.

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