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Waiakea Intermediate School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

200 W Puainako St, Hilo, HI 96720 · (808) 981-7231 · Part of Hawaii Department of Education

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Directions
Students
857
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Waiakea Intermediate School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of Hawaii’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Hilo kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Hilo kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–67 schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Waiakea Intermediate SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 31.7%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 49.6%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Hawaii’s 292 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

200 W Puainako St, Hilo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6273
Grade 7295
Grade 8289
Enrollment over time
805’20
799’21
774’22
854’23
857’24

Up 6.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Two or more races 28%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 27%Hispanic 24%Asian 16%White 5%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Waiakea Intermediate School from Hilo families.

Other schools in Hawaii Department of Education

The district →
Ewa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ewa Beach
C
1,226 students19:1
August Ahrens Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Waipahu
B−
1,152 students14:1
Holomua Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ewa Beach
B
1,107 students15:1
Kealakehe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kailua-Kona
D−
924 students15:1
Kamaile Academy PCS
Other · Grades PK–12 · Waianae
D−
919 students12:1
Keoneula Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ewa Beach
B
900 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Hawaii’s other public schools; Hilo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.