Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Honolulu, Hawaii

Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School in Honolulu, Hawaii enrolled 602 students in 2024-25 with 43.0 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Hawaii middle-school median of 14.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 57% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35% 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 fell 2%

589 students in 2022-23, 595 students in 2023-24, 602 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.0 to 43.0.

Students enrolled at Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 595, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-235892023-245952024-25602
Students enrolled at Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 595, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-235892023-245952024-25602
Students enrolled at Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 595, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-235892023-245952024-25602
Students enrolled at Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 595, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-235892023-245952024-25602
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358944.013.4
2023-2459545.013.2
2024-2560243.014.0

14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 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.

Students per teacher, Hawaii middle schools, 2024-2541 values from 8.4 to 17.7; This school 14.0; state median 14.1.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 14.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii middle schools, 2024-2541 values from 8.4 to 17.7; This school 14.0; state median 14.1.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 14.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii middle schools, 2024-2541 values from 8.4 to 17.7; This school 14.0; state median 14.1.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 14.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii middle schools, 2024-2541 values from 8.4 to 17.7; This school 14.0; state median 14.1.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 14.1U.S. 14.6

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 204 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School enrolled 612 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 42 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 204 of the 612 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions42
  • Chronically absent19.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.7% of students were Asian, 20.3% Pacific Islander, 16.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Asian47.7%
  2. Pacific Islander20.3%
  3. Two or more races16.9%
  4. Hispanic13.6%
  5. White1.2%
  6. Black0.2%
  7. American Indian0.2%

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 Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% 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, 2021-2257%52%51.9%
Math, 2022-2335%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; Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Kaimuki Middle School1,01917.718.1%
King David Kalakaua Middle School90014.154.3%
Niu Valley Middle School78616.09.4%
Moanalua Middle School76815.515.1%
Aliamanu Middle School75515.115.1%
Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School60214.045.7%
President George Washington Middle School57811.150.9%
Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School57115.932.7%

All public schools in Honolulu →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

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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 Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School

  1. How many students attend Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School?
    602 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 589 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Honolulu, HI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School?
    14.0 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.
  3. Is Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School a Title I school?
    Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% 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 district is Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School in?
    Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000205 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.

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