Waiakea High School, HI

location_on  155 W Kawili St, Hilo, HI 96720 • workspace_premium  4.1 star
Public Regular High Other

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 1,241
Low-Income Students 100%
Teachers 78
Student-Teacher Ratio 16
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female 		50% 48% 49%
Male 		50% 52% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Grade 9 		27% 21% 23%
Grade 10 		25% 19% 22%
Grade 11 		28% 18% 21%
Grade 12 		19% 16% 21%
Ungraded 		1% 1% 4%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		30% 29% 6%
Black 		0% 2% 15%
Caucasian 		9% 14% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 		11% 14% 27%
Native American 		0% 0% 1%
Pacific Islander 		36% 28% 1%
Other 		14% 17% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 39%
Reading Proficiency 66%
Average Proficiency 52%
Test Participation 96%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female 		57% 52% 51%
Male 		50% 45% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
High School 		52% 46% 51%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		50% 46% 61%
Caucasian 		60% 56% 57%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Low-Income 		37% 39% 40%
With Disabilities 		50% 22% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

Overall Rate 88%
Low-Income 82%
Limited English 50%
With Disabilities 54%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		87% 83% 73%
Caucasian 		90% 79% 86%

Nearby Public Schools

Waiakea Elementary School
<1 miles, S • 2.3 star
Waiakea Intermediate School
<1 miles, SW • 2.8 star
Waiakeawaena Elementary School
1 miles, S • 2.8 star

Nearby Private Schools

E Makaala School
<1 miles, N
St Joseph School
1 miles, N • 5 star