Pahoa High & Intermediate School

Summary:

Pahoa High & Intermediate School is a public school serving grades 7-12 in Pahoa, Hawaii, with a diverse student population that is predominantly Pacific Islander and Hispanic. While the school is part of the highly-ranked Hawaii Department of Education district, Pahoa High & Intermediate has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Hawaii high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces several challenges, including significantly lower test scores compared to state averages across subjects and grade levels, a lower four-year graduation rate than nearby Waiakea High School, and a very high chronic absenteeism rate of over 56%. Additionally, Pahoa High & Intermediate has a much higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 74.41%, compared to 42.71% at Waiakea High School.

Despite these challenges, Pahoa High & Intermediate School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.4 and spends more per student, at $19,147, than the nearby Hilo High School and Waiakea High School. The school's diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Pacific Islander and Hispanic students, is an interesting finding, though this does not appear to be a factor in the school's academic performance.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 15-3038 Puna Rd
       Pahoa, HI  96778


(808) 965-2150

District: Hawaii Department of Education

SchoolDigger Rank:
55th of 67 Hawaii High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,147 Help


Feeder schools for Pahoa High & Intermediate School:

Elementary:    Keonepoko Elementary School
    Pahoa Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  723

Racial breakdown:

Pacific Islander:
37.5%
Hispanic:
28.9%
Two or more races:
12.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Pahoa High & Intermediate School ranks worse than 80.9% of middle schools in Hawaii. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.58. (See more...)
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Compare Details Pahoa High & Intermediate School ranks worse than 82.1% of high schools in Hawaii. It also ranks 39th 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 12.58. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Pahoa High & Intermediate School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Pahoa High & Intermediate School has the largest high school student body size in the Hawaii Department of Education School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pahoa High & Intermediate School is $19,147, which is the 5th highest among 44 high schools in the Hawaii Department of Education School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pahoa High & Intermediate School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pahoa High & Intermediate School 72nd of 89 Hawaii public middle schools. (See Pahoa High & Intermediate School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pahoa High & Intermediate School 55th of 67 Hawaii public high schools. (See Pahoa 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 Pahoa High & Intermediate School

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

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 19.38 60th 69 13.0%
2007 27.54 52nd 71 26.8%
2008 15.36 44th 46 4.3%
2009 18.32 59th 68 13.2%
2010 32.50 50th 65 23.1%
2011 25.86 56th 71 21.1%
2012 24.59 63rd 73 13.7%
2013 26.75 62nd 76 18.4%
2015 41.40 36th 72 50.0%
2016 45.99 35th 73 52.1%
2017 12.98 64th 82 22.0%
2018 29.27 48th 67 28.4%
2019 19.85 57th 70 18.6%
2021 33.23 48th 73 34.2%
2022 21.21 56th 72 22.2%
2023 17.86 60th 73 17.8%
2024 12.58 72nd 89 19.1%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 20.14 61st 81 24.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 43.01 39th 89 56.2%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 19.73 72nd 87 17.2%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 30.16 55th 71 22.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 20.35 56th 68 17.6%
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Rank History for middle school Pacific Islander students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 25.44 56th 81 30.9%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 23.50 65th 86 24.4%
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Data source: test scores: Hawaii State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Pahoa High & Intermediate School

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Rank History for all high school students at Pahoa 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 44.45 38th 60 36.7%
2008 19.98 35th 39 10.3%
2009 34.14 44th 55 20.0%
2010 39.43 39th 56 30.4%
2011 34.37 38th 56 32.1%
2012 56.94 27th 58 53.4%
2013 25.06 42nd 56 25.0%
2015 61.03 18th 51 64.7%
2016 48.91 27th 53 49.1%
2017 12.98 48th 63 23.8%
2018 31.69 40th 53 24.5%
2019 53.29 27th 52 48.1%
2021 26.25 38th 48 20.8%
2022 24.57 41st 52 21.2%
2023 24.18 42nd 53 20.8%
2024 12.58 55th 67 17.9%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 20.14 47th 59 20.3%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 43.01 37th 67 44.8%
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Rank History for high school Asian students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 19.73 57th 65 12.3%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 30.16 41st 55 25.5%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 20.35 50th 52 3.8%
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Rank History for high school Pacific Islander students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 25.44 43rd 61 29.5%
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Rank History for high school White students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 23.50 51st 64 20.3%
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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 Pahoa 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 525 21 1107 56 7 n/a n/a 0 1716
1989 528 24 1091 52 4 n/a n/a 0 1699
1990 565 12 1092 58 18 n/a n/a 0 1745
1991 566 60 1159 16 18 n/a n/a 0 1819
1992 455 10 955 143 12 n/a n/a 0 1575
1993 417 9 874 130 17 n/a n/a -1 1446
1994 230 7 579 95 4 n/a n/a 0 915
1995 267 8 654 85 8 n/a n/a 0 1022
1996 267 8 654 85 8 n/a n/a 0 1022
1997 273 8 644 82 7 n/a n/a 27 1041
1998 290 11 681 81 6 n/a n/a 0 1069
1999 294 8 668 72 8 n/a n/a 0 1050
2000 289 14 627 75 6 n/a n/a 0 1011
2001 271 11 634 79 7 n/a n/a 0 1002
2002 204 8 555 52 8 n/a n/a 0 827
2003 204 8 555 52 8 n/a n/a 0 827
2004 181 9 542 47 9 n/a n/a 0 788
2005 172 9 555 65 11 n/a n/a 0 812
2006 153 8 521 59 9 n/a n/a 0 750
2007 158 12 536 48 7 n/a n/a 0 761
2008 147 11 545 50 13 n/a n/a 0 766
2009 168 10 520 54 10 n/a n/a 0 762
2010 155 9 492 55 6 n/a n/a 0 717
2011 132 8 136 39 9 336 76 0 736
2012 109 12 128 37 7 340 30 0 663
2013 86 4 129 49 12 350 39 0 669
2014 83 5 120 42 11 357 35 0 653
2015 93 5 106 50 13 379 38 0 684
2016 53 5 89 55 11 318 45 0 576
2017 57 5 81 50 7 279 49 0 528
2018 57 1 78 62 5 285 44 0 532
2019 50 3 69 93 4 282 48 0 549
2020 50 2 83 123 4 286 59 0 607
2021 66 2 83 164 3 271 82 0 671
2022 73 1 76 192 2 279 90 0 713
2023 80 0 73 209 2 271 88 0 723

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 Pahoa High & Intermediate School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1716 97.0 17.6 66.3
1989 1699 88.5 19.1 62.8
1990 1745 97.5 17.8 60.1
1991 1819 100.0 18.1 52.3
1992 1575 101.0 15.5 47.2
1993 1446 87.5 16.5 43.6
1994 915 57.0 16.1 17
1995 1022 66.0 15.5 18.4
1996 1022 66.0 15.5 18.4
1997 1041 65.0 16.0 62
1998 1069 66.0 16.2 57.4
1999 1050 65.0 16.2 62.1
2000 1011 65.0 15.6 68.1
2001 1002 65.5 15.3 73
2002 827 56.0 14.8 74.5
2003 827 56.0 14.8 74.5
2004 788 55.5 14.2 73
2005 812 54.5 14.9 71.3
2006 750 59.5 12.6 66.9
2007 761 55.5 13.7 71.4
2008 766 57.0 13.4 59.1
2009 762 57.5 13.3 70.3
2010 717 53.0 13.5 74.8
2011 736 52.0 14.1 77.4
2012 663 49.0 13.5 83.7
2013 669 48.0 13.9 85.4
2014 653 52.0 12.5 80.1
2015 684 47.0 14.5 81.7
2016 576 42.0 13.7 84.7
2017 528 38.0 13.8 82
2018 532 34.0 15.6 77.4
2019 549 37.0 14.8 80.9
2020 607 41.0 14.8 77.1
2021 671 45.0 14.9 80.6
2022 713 45.0 15.8 80.8
2023 723 50.0 14.4 74.4

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 Pahoa High & Intermediate School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1716 97.0 17.6 66.3
1989 1699 88.5 19.1 62.8
1990 1745 97.5 17.8 60.1
1991 1819 100.0 18.1 52.3
1992 1575 101.0 15.5 47.2
1993 1446 87.5 16.5 43.6
1994 915 57.0 16.1 17
1995 1022 66.0 15.5 18.4
1996 1022 66.0 15.5 18.4
1997 1041 65.0 16.0 62
1998 1069 66.0 16.2 57.4
1999 1050 65.0 16.2 62.1
2000 1011 65.0 15.6 68.1
2001 1002 65.5 15.3 73
2002 827 56.0 14.8 74.5
2003 827 56.0 14.8 74.5
2004 788 55.5 14.2 73
2005 812 54.5 14.9 71.3
2006 750 59.5 12.6 66.9
2007 761 55.5 13.7 71.4
2008 766 57.0 13.4 59.1
2009 762 57.5 13.3 70.3
2010 717 53.0 13.5 74.8
2011 736 52.0 14.1 77.4
2012 663 49.0 13.5 83.7
2013 669 48.0 13.9 85.4
2014 653 52.0 12.5 80.1
2015 684 47.0 14.5 81.7
2016 576 42.0 13.7 84.7
2017 528 38.0 13.8 82
2018 532 34.0 15.6 77.4
2019 549 37.0 14.8 80.9
2020 607 41.0 14.8 77.1
2021 671 45.0 14.9 80.6
2022 713 45.0 15.8 80.8
2023 723 50.0 14.4 74.4

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Pahoa High & Intermediate School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,115 (11.0%) $17,032 (89.0%) $19,147

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Pahoa High & Intermediate School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 57th of 70 Middle schoolsRanks 60th of 73 Middle schools
 0.8%
Ranks 27th of 52 High schoolsRanks 42nd of 53 High schools
 27.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pahoa High & Intermediate School)3329
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Hawaii)5351
 2%
7th Grade Mathematics (Pahoa High & Intermediate School)1614
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hawaii)3834
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pahoa High & Intermediate School)3231
 1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Hawaii)5250
 2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Pahoa High & Intermediate School)2818
 10%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Hawaii)3831
 7%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Pahoa High & Intermediate School)5551
 4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Hawaii)5959
11th Grade Mathematics (Pahoa High & Intermediate School)3214
 18%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Hawaii)3025
 5%
All Grades English Language Arts (Pahoa High & Intermediate School)3836
 2%
All Grades Mathematics (Pahoa High & Intermediate School)2515
 10%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students549723
 31.7%
African American30
 100%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian6973
 5.8%
Hispanic93209
 124.7%
Pacific Islander282271
 3.9%
White5080
 60%
Two or More Races4888
 83.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.9%74.4%
 6.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Pahoa High & Intermediate School

In the 2022-23 school year, 723 students attended Pahoa High & Intermediate School.

Pahoa High & Intermediate School ranks in the bottom 17.9% of Hawaii high schools.

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

Elementary : Keonepoko Elementary School
Elementary : Pahoa Elementary School

Students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School are 37% Pacific Islander, 29% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% White, 10% Asian.


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