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Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Summary:

Honokaa High & Intermediate School is a public high school located in Honokaa, Hawaii, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 668 students. The school is part of the Hawaii Department of Education district, which is ranked 1 out of 1 in the state and rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Academically, Honokaa High & Intermediate School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, the school's 11th-grade proficiency rate in ELA was 35%, compared to the state average of 59%. The school's overall proficiency rates in ELA (35.22%) and Mathematics (25.54%) for all grades in 2023-2024 were also significantly lower than the state averages. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 84.5%, which is lower than the state's average graduation rate.

Other key metrics that differentiate Honokaa High & Intermediate School include a high chronic absenteeism rate of 42.8% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state's average, and a student-teacher ratio that has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 15.3 in 2021-2022 to 17.5 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state's average. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 56.44% in 2022-2023 to 63.91% in 2021-2022, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 45-527 Pakalana St
       Honokaa, HI  96727

(808) 775-8800

District: Hawaii Department of Education

SchoolDigger Rank:
48th of 67 Hawaii High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,148 Help


Feeder schools for Honokaa High & Intermediate School:

Elementary:    Honokaa Elementary School
    Waimea Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.5 Help
Number of students:  668

Racial breakdown:

Pacific Islander:
35.9%
Hispanic:
20.4%
Asian:
18.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.4% Help


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Compare Details Honokaa High & Intermediate School ranks worse than 62.9% of middle schools in Hawaii. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.58. (See more...)
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Compare Details Honokaa High & Intermediate School ranks worse than 71.6% of high schools in Hawaii. It also ranks 37th among 44 ranked high schools in the Hawaii Department of Education School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.58. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Honokaa High & Intermediate School has the largest high school student body size in the Hawaii Department of Education School District.  (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Honokaa High & Intermediate School is $18,148, which is the 7th highest among 44 high schools in the Hawaii Department of Education School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Honokaa High & Intermediate School:

SchoolDigger ranks Honokaa High & Intermediate School 56th of 89 Hawaii public middle schools. (See Honokaa High & Intermediate School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Honokaa High & Intermediate School 48th of 67 Hawaii public high schools. (See Honokaa High & Intermediate School in the ranking list.)

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Hawaii Department of Education:

SchoolDigger ranks Hawaii Department of Education 1st of 1 Hawaii school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Honokaa High & Intermediate School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 39.68 36th 69 47.8%
2007 46.36 34th 71 52.1%
2008 18.14 42nd 46 8.7%
2009 44.61 37th 68 45.6%
2010 23.13 58th 65 10.8%
2011 22.83 60th 71 15.5%
2012 32.91 51st 73 30.1%
2013 21.54 64th 76 15.8%
2015 17.49 63rd 72 12.5%
2016 24.59 55th 73 24.7%
2017 29.74 41st 82 50.0%
2018 42.45 35th 67 47.8%
2019 37.00 42nd 70 40.0%
2021 24.45 57th 73 21.9%
2022 43.97 36th 72 50.0%
2023 41.72 39th 73 46.6%
2024 23.58 56th 89 37.1%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 24.04 52nd 81 35.8%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 25.64 69th 89 22.5%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 20.89 70th 87 19.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 50.38 33rd 68 51.5%
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Rank History for middle school Pacific Islander students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 23.47 59th 81 27.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 12.59 79th 86 8.1%
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Data source: test scores: Hawaii State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Honokaa High & Intermediate School

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Rank History for all high school students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 33.96 42nd 56 25.0%
2007 37.47 43rd 60 28.3%
2008 29.67 33rd 39 15.4%
2009 23.12 48th 55 12.7%
2010 18.30 51st 56 8.9%
2011 25.72 49th 56 12.5%
2012 37.03 41st 58 29.3%
2013 24.02 43rd 56 23.2%
2015 55.56 21st 51 58.8%
2016 43.81 30th 53 43.4%
2017 29.74 34th 63 46.0%
2018 38.26 36th 53 32.1%
2019 32.72 37th 52 28.8%
2021 54.09 26th 48 45.8%
2022 29.97 37th 52 28.8%
2023 18.31 44th 53 17.0%
2024 23.58 48th 67 28.4%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 24.04 44th 59 25.4%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 25.64 49th 67 26.9%
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Rank History for high school Asian students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 20.89 56th 65 13.8%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 50.38 36th 52 30.8%
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Rank History for high school Pacific Islander students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 23.47 47th 61 23.0%
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Rank History for high school White students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 12.59 58th 64 9.4%
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Data source: test scores: Hawaii State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Hawaii Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Honokaa High & Intermediate School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 280 1 831 40 1 n/a n/a 0 1153
1989 305 1 846 42 1 n/a n/a 0 1195
1990 301 1 872 34 1 n/a n/a 0 1209
1991 341 34 910 5 2 n/a n/a 0 1292
1992 228 2 910 196 1 n/a n/a 0 1337
1993 254 2 932 194 3 n/a n/a -1 1384
1994 290 3 971 188 4 n/a n/a 0 1456
1995 176 1 675 114 1 n/a n/a 0 967
1996 176 1 675 114 1 n/a n/a 0 967
1997 152 2 680 113 2 n/a n/a 65 1014
1998 161 2 682 116 0 n/a n/a 0 961
1999 133 3 664 99 0 n/a n/a 0 899
2000 117 2 647 89 0 n/a n/a 0 855
2001 121 5 571 93 4 n/a n/a 0 794
2002 121 3 585 95 8 n/a n/a 0 812
2003 121 3 585 95 8 n/a n/a 0 812
2004 120 3 605 83 6 n/a n/a 0 817
2005 119 2 611 69 8 n/a n/a 0 809
2006 138 2 617 72 6 n/a n/a 0 835
2007 140 1 635 69 5 n/a n/a 0 850
2008 154 2 594 81 6 n/a n/a 0 837
2009 136 4 572 71 7 n/a n/a 0 790
2010 111 2 574 69 8 n/a n/a 0 764
2011 113 2 199 27 8 316 38 0 703
2012 94 2 176 25 5 321 37 0 660
2013 77 4 177 43 6 317 40 0 664
2014 77 1 172 59 5 316 46 0 676
2015 85 0 160 37 4 334 51 0 671
2016 83 0 189 43 5 316 43 0 679
2017 96 1 188 38 4 317 39 0 683
2018 93 4 203 40 4 275 33 0 652
2019 66 3 182 58 1 264 37 0 611
2020 63 3 158 68 2 258 57 0 609
2021 58 4 141 103 3 263 72 0 644
2022 69 2 127 115 3 237 76 0 629
2023 59 1 122 136 3 240 107 0 668

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Honokaa High & Intermediate School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1153 65.0 17.7 37.7
1989 1195 64.5 18.5 30.8
1990 1209 71.5 16.9 25.9
1991 1292 75.0 17.2 26.9
1992 1337 78.5 17.0 22.7
1993 1384 82.0 16.9 22
1994 1456 90.5 16.1 13.9
1995 967 71.0 13.6 22.1
1996 967 71.0 13.6 22.1
1997 1014 60.5 16.8 26.2
1998 961 58.5 16.4 23.2
1999 899 56.0 16.1 47.1
2000 855 57.0 15.0 43.9
2001 794 49.0 16.2 43.6
2002 812 48.0 16.9 47.5
2003 812 48.0 16.9 47.5
2004 817 56.0 14.6 42.7
2005 809 53.5 15.1 49.9
2006 835 53.0 15.8 40
2007 850 49.5 17.2 38.1
2008 837 52.5 15.9 40.6
2009 790 55.5 14.2 44.6
2010 764 53.0 14.4 44
2011 703 52.5 13.3 49.9
2012 660 49.0 13.4 57.9
2013 664 48.0 13.8 61.4
2014 676 49.0 13.7 62.3
2015 671 44.0 15.2 57.2
2016 679 40.0 16.9 54.2
2017 683 46.0 14.8 54
2018 652 45.0 14.4 54.1
2019 611 41.0 14.9 58.4
2020 609 40.5 15.0 56.2
2021 644 41.0 15.7 60.4
2022 629 41.0 15.3 63.9
2023 668 38.0 17.5 56.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Honokaa High & Intermediate School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1153 65.0 17.7 37.7
1989 1195 64.5 18.5 30.8
1990 1209 71.5 16.9 25.9
1991 1292 75.0 17.2 26.9
1992 1337 78.5 17.0 22.7
1993 1384 82.0 16.9 22
1994 1456 90.5 16.1 13.9
1995 967 71.0 13.6 22.1
1996 967 71.0 13.6 22.1
1997 1014 60.5 16.8 26.2
1998 961 58.5 16.4 23.2
1999 899 56.0 16.1 47.1
2000 855 57.0 15.0 43.9
2001 794 49.0 16.2 43.6
2002 812 48.0 16.9 47.5
2003 812 48.0 16.9 47.5
2004 817 56.0 14.6 42.7
2005 809 53.5 15.1 49.9
2006 835 53.0 15.8 40
2007 850 49.5 17.2 38.1
2008 837 52.5 15.9 40.6
2009 790 55.5 14.2 44.6
2010 764 53.0 14.4 44
2011 703 52.5 13.3 49.9
2012 660 49.0 13.4 57.9
2013 664 48.0 13.8 61.4
2014 676 49.0 13.7 62.3
2015 671 44.0 15.2 57.2
2016 679 40.0 16.9 54.2
2017 683 46.0 14.8 54
2018 652 45.0 14.4 54.1
2019 611 41.0 14.9 58.4
2020 609 40.5 15.0 56.2
2021 644 41.0 15.7 60.4
2022 629 41.0 15.3 63.9
2023 668 38.0 17.5 56.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Honokaa High & Intermediate School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,928 (10.6%) $16,220 (89.4%) $18,148

Data source: Hawaii Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Honokaa High & Intermediate School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 42nd of 70 Middle schoolsRanks 39th of 73 Middle schools
 6.6%
Ranks 37th of 52 High schoolsRanks 44th of 53 High schools
 11.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Honokaa High & Intermediate School)4620
 26%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Hawaii)5351
 2%
7th Grade Mathematics (Honokaa High & Intermediate School)2617
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hawaii)3834
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Honokaa High & Intermediate School)3946
 7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Hawaii)5250
 2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Honokaa High & Intermediate School)3439
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Hawaii)3831
 7%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Honokaa High & Intermediate School)5635
 21%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Hawaii)5959
11th Grade Mathematics (Honokaa High & Intermediate School)178
 9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Hawaii)3025
 5%
All Grades English Language Arts (Honokaa High & Intermediate School)4933
 16%
All Grades Mathematics (Honokaa High & Intermediate School)2418
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students611668
 9.3%
African American31
 66.7%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian182122
 33%
Hispanic58136
 134.5%
Pacific Islander264240
 9.1%
White6659
 10.6%
Two or More Races37107
 189.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.4%56.4%
 2%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Honokaa High & Intermediate School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Honokaa Elementary School
Elementary : Waimea Elementary School

Honokaa High & Intermediate School ranks 48th of 67 Hawaii high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 668 students attended Honokaa High & Intermediate School.

Students at Honokaa High & Intermediate School are 36% Pacific Islander, 20% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 16% Two or more races, 9% White.


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