Niu Valley Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Niu Valley Middle School in Honolulu, Hawaii enrolled 786 students in 2024-25 with 49.0 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the Hawaii middle-school median of 14.1. 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, 70% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55% 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 7%
772 students in 2022-23, 817 students in 2023-24, 786 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.0 to 49.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 772 | 46.0 | 16.8 |
| 2023-24 | 817 | 48.0 | 17.0 |
| 2024-25 | 786 | 49.0 | 16.0 |
16.0 students per teacher, a higher 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 249 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Niu Valley Middle School enrolled 748 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 249 of the 748 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions15
- Chronically absent12.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
32.4% of students were Asian, 27.9% of two or more races, 18.6% White in 2024-25.
- Asian32.4%
- Two or more races27.9%
- White18.6%
- Hispanic13.5%
- Pacific Islander7.0%
- Black0.6%
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 Niu Valley Middle School scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% 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 | 70% | 52% | 51.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 55% | 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; Niu Valley Middle School is number 3 by size.
| 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 Niu Valley Middle School
- William P Jarrett Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.7 miles away: 283 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Kaimuki Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.8 miles away: 1,019 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
- Compare Niu Valley Middle School with William P Jarrett 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 HawaiiNiu Valley Middle School is the number 13 by size of 41 Hawaii middle schools open in 2024-25.#13 of 41
- Hawaii schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 14.1 for middle schools.16.0:1
- 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 Niu Valley Middle School
How many students attend Niu Valley Middle School?
786 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 772 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Honolulu, HI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Niu Valley Middle School?
16.0 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 Niu Valley Middle School a Title I school?
Niu Valley Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Niu Valley Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Niu Valley Middle School scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% 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 Niu Valley Middle School in?
Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000192 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.