Waiakea Intermediate School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Hilo, Hawaii
Waiakea Intermediate School in Hilo, Hawaii enrolled 857 students in 2024-25 with 55.5 full-time teachers, 15.4 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, 45% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 29% 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
774 students in 2022-23, 854 students in 2023-24, 857 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 56.0 to 55.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 774 | 56.0 | 13.8 |
| 2023-24 | 854 | 55.0 | 15.5 |
| 2024-25 | 857 | 55.5 | 15.4 |
15.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 71 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 198 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Waiakea Intermediate School enrolled 793 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 69 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 198 of the 793 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions69
- Chronically absent23.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
28.0% of students were of two or more races, 26.6% Pacific Islander, 23.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Two or more races28.0%
- Pacific Islander26.6%
- Hispanic23.7%
- Asian16.1%
- White5.1%
- Black0.2%
- 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 Waiakea Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% 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 | 45% | 52% | 51.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 29% | 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 Hilo
2 public middle schools in Hilo report 2024-25 enrollment; Waiakea Intermediate School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiakea Intermediate School | 857 | 15.4 | 41.7% |
| Hilo Intermediate School | 560 | 14.4 | 51.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Waiakea Intermediate School
- Hilo Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 560 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Keaau Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 5.7 miles away: 696 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).5.7 mi
- Compare Waiakea Intermediate School with Hilo Intermediate 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 HawaiiWaiakea Intermediate School is the number 9 by size of 41 Hawaii middle schools open in 2024-25.#9 of 41
- Hawaii schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 14.1 for middle schools.15.4:1
- 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 Waiakea Intermediate School
How many students attend Waiakea Intermediate School?
857 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 774 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hilo, HI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Waiakea Intermediate School?
15.4 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 Waiakea Intermediate School a Title I school?
Waiakea Intermediate School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Waiakea Intermediate School do on state tests?
The students tested at Waiakea Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% 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 Waiakea Intermediate School in?
Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000053 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.