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Kealakehe High School
B

Kealakehe High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

74-5000 Puohulihuli St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 · (808) 327-4300 · Part of Hawaii Department of Education

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Students
1,401
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Kealakehe High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 62% of Hawaii’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–8Kealakehe Intermediate Schoolin Kailua-Kona
9–12Kealakehe High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 31.7%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 49.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

74-5000 Puohulihuli St, Kailua-Kona

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9399
Grade 10380
Grade 11351
Grade 12261
Ungraded10
Enrollment over time
1,407’20
1,357’21
1,450’22
1,397’23
1,401’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 37%Hispanic 20%Asian 15%White 14%Two or more races 14%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 Kealakehe High School from Kailua 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; Kailua’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.