Waimea Middle - PCCS
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Kamuela, Hawaii
Waimea Middle - PCCS in Kamuela, Hawaii enrolled 188 students in 2024-25 with 22.5 full-time teachers, 8.4 students per teacher against the Hawaii middle-school median of 14.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
194 students in 2022-23, 209 students in 2023-24, 188 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.5 to 22.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 194 | 20.5 | 9.5 |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 24.5 | 8.5 |
| 2024-25 | 188 | 22.5 | 8.4 |
8.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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 205 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Waimea Middle - PCCS enrolled 205 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 205 of the 205 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions12
- Chronically absent47.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
37.8% of students were Pacific Islander, 20.7% Hispanic, 17.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Pacific Islander37.8%
- Hispanic20.7%
- Two or more races17.6%
- Asian14.9%
- White8.0%
- American Indian1.1%
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 Waimea Middle - PCCS scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 | 32% | 52% | 51.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | 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.
What to look at next about Waimea Middle - PCCS
- Kohala Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 16 miles away: 172 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Compare Waimea Middle - PCCS with Kohala 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 HawaiiWaimea Middle - PCCS is the number 38 by size of 41 Hawaii middle schools open in 2024-25.#38 of 41
- Hawaii schools by students per teacher8.4 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 14.1 for middle schools.8.4:1
- 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 Waimea Middle - PCCS
How many students attend Waimea Middle - PCCS?
188 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 194 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Kamuela, HI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Waimea Middle - PCCS?
8.4 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 Waimea Middle - PCCS a Title I school?
Waimea Middle - PCCS ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Waimea Middle - PCCS do on state tests?
The students tested at Waimea Middle - PCCS scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 Waimea Middle - PCCS in?
Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000268 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.