Innovations - PCS

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Innovations - PCS is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, with a student population of 240. The school is part of the Hawaii Department of Education district, which is ranked 1 out of 1 in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Innovations - PCS consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In 2022-2023, the school had 70% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 49-55%, and 51% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 31-52%. The school's performance in Science, as measured by the Hawaii State Assessment (HSA), is also strong, with 58.18% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024. Innovations - PCS performs particularly well for its Pacific Islander and Special Education student subgroups, ranking 57th and 22nd out of all Hawaii elementary schools, respectively, in 2023-2024. However, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively poorly, ranking 184th out of 198 Hawaii elementary schools in 2023-2024.

Compared to the nearby public schools, such as Hookena Elementary School, Honaunau Elementary School, and Kona Pacific - PCS, Innovations - PCS stands out for its higher academic performance, particularly in ELA and Mathematics. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.8% in 2023-2024 is still relatively high, indicating that attendance may be an area for improvement.


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Public, Charter K-8

 75-5815 Queen Kaahumanu Hwy
       Kailua Kona, HI  96740


(808) 331-3130

District: Hawaii Department of Education

SchoolDigger Rank:
71st of 207 Hawaii Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,835 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  17.7 Help
Number of students:  240

Racial breakdown:

White:
30.8%
Two or more races:
29.2%
Hispanic:
20.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.8% Help


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Compare Details Innovations - PCS ranks better than 65.7% of elementary schools in Hawaii. It also ranks 70th among 183 ranked elementary 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 74.48. (See more...)
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Compare Details Innovations - PCS ranks better than 88.8% of middle schools in Hawaii. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.48. (See more...)
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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.
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Compare Details Innovations - PCS has the largest elementary school student body size in the Hawaii Department of Education School District.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Innovations - PCS is $8,835. 179 elementary schools in the Hawaii Department of Education School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Innovations - PCS 71st of 207 Hawaii public elementary schools. (See Innovations - PCS in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Innovations - PCS 10th of 89 Hawaii public middle schools. (See Innovations - PCS in the ranking list.)

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


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Rank History for Innovations - PCS

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Innovations - PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 96.54 3rd 194 98.5%
2007 94.43 6th 192 96.9%
2009 68.55 40th 191 79.1%
2010 67.97 52nd 183 71.6%
2011 62.95 63rd 191 67.0%
2012 72.28 47th 195 75.9%
2013 70.58 50th 196 74.5%
2015 68.50 59th 194 69.6%
2016 73.84 42nd 195 78.5%
2017 59.97 90th 207 56.5%
2018 64.36 66th 193 65.8%
2019 77.44 41st 196 79.1%
2021 71.01 51st 196 74.0%
2022 71.81 51st 193 73.6%
2023 74.09 49th 195 74.9%
2024 74.48 71st 207 65.7%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Innovations - PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 0.00 184th 198 7.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Innovations - PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 91.33 22nd 207 89.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Innovations - PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 61.57 103rd 203 49.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Innovations - PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 41.33 113th 165 31.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Pacific Islander students at Innovations - PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 76.85 57th 196 70.9%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Innovations - PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 74.70 64th 202 68.3%
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Data source: test scores: Hawaii State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Innovations - PCS

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Rank History for all middle school students at Innovations - PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 77.81 11th 68 83.8%
2010 77.14 8th 65 87.7%
2011 88.45 2nd 71 97.2%
2012 89.62 1st 73 98.6%
2013 82.85 5th 76 93.4%
2015 85.39 6th 72 91.7%
2016 89.51 4th 73 94.5%
2017 59.97 16th 82 80.5%
2018 79.05 11th 67 83.6%
2019 86.96 8th 70 88.6%
2021 81.16 11th 73 84.9%
2022 77.92 12th 72 83.3%
2023 79.40 13th 73 82.2%
2024 74.48 10th 89 88.8%
See the entire list of Hawaii Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Innovations - PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 0.00 70th 81 13.6%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Innovations - PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 91.33 3rd 89 96.6%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Innovations - PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 61.57 22nd 87 74.7%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Innovations - PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 41.33 42nd 68 38.2%
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Rank History for middle school Pacific Islander students at Innovations - PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 76.85 14th 81 82.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Innovations - PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 74.70 10th 86 88.4%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Innovations - PCS

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 37 0 56 0 2 n/a n/a 0 95
2003 37 0 56 0 2 n/a n/a 0 95
2004 42 0 77 1 2 n/a n/a 0 122
2005 43 1 76 3 1 n/a n/a 0 124
2006 53 1 68 3 0 n/a n/a 0 125
2007 61 2 60 3 0 n/a n/a 0 126
2008 75 2 70 5 0 n/a n/a 0 152
2009 81 2 79 6 0 n/a n/a 0 168
2010 87 2 89 4 3 n/a n/a 0 185
2011 91 2 32 2 3 54 1 0 185
2012 100 1 29 2 3 51 1 0 187
2013 108 2 20 8 7 58 21 0 224
2014 106 0 20 13 3 56 25 0 223
2015 107 0 18 16 3 54 30 0 228
2016 110 0 20 17 2 58 33 0 240
2017 106 0 22 28 2 41 38 0 237
2018 100 0 22 33 2 39 43 0 239
2019 91 0 23 35 2 35 54 0 240
2020 88 0 18 43 2 30 61 0 242
2021 90 0 18 47 0 27 60 0 242
2022 80 0 20 46 0 31 64 0 241
2023 74 0 23 50 0 23 70 0 240

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

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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 Innovations - PCS

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 95 6.0 15.8 25.3
2003 95 6.0 15.8 25.3
2004 122 7.0 17.4 23.8
2005 124 8.5 14.6 11.3
2006 125 8.5 14.7 9.6
2007 126 8.5 14.8 12.7
2008 152 11.5 13.2 0.7
2009 168 12.0 14.0 18.5
2010 185 12.5 14.8 15.7
2011 185 10.5 17.6 35.7
2012 187 10.5 17.8 36.9
2013 224 11.5 19.4 32.1
2014 223 13.5 16.5 46.2
2015 228 14.0 16.2 53.9
2016 240 14.0 17.1 57.1
2017 237 13.5 17.5 56.1
2018 239 13.5 17.7 56.1
2019 240 14.0 17.1 58.8
2020 242 13.0 18.6 62
2021 242 13.0 18.6 50
2022 241 13.5 17.8 50.6
2023 240 13.5 17.7 48.8

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 Innovations - PCS

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 95 6.0 15.8 25.3
2003 95 6.0 15.8 25.3
2004 122 7.0 17.4 23.8
2005 124 8.5 14.6 11.3
2006 125 8.5 14.7 9.6
2007 126 8.5 14.8 12.7
2008 152 11.5 13.2 0.7
2009 168 12.0 14.0 18.5
2010 185 12.5 14.8 15.7
2011 185 10.5 17.6 35.7
2012 187 10.5 17.8 36.9
2013 224 11.5 19.4 32.1
2014 223 13.5 16.5 46.2
2015 228 14.0 16.2 53.9
2016 240 14.0 17.1 57.1
2017 237 13.5 17.5 56.1
2018 239 13.5 17.7 56.1
2019 240 14.0 17.1 58.8
2020 242 13.0 18.6 62
2021 242 13.0 18.6 50
2022 241 13.5 17.8 50.6
2023 240 13.5 17.7 48.8

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 Innovations - PCS

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $951 (10.8%) $7,884 (89.2%) $8,835

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Innovations - PCS

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 41st of 196 Elementary schoolsRanks 49th of 195 Elementary schools
 4.2%
Ranks 8th of 70 Middle schoolsRanks 13th of 73 Middle schools
 6.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Innovations - PCS)7561
 14%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hawaii)5349
 4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Innovations - PCS)7557
 18%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hawaii)5652
 4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Innovations - PCS)5877
 19%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Hawaii)5251
 1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Innovations - PCS)5877
 19%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hawaii)4950
 1%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Innovations - PCS)5880
 22%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Hawaii)5755
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Innovations - PCS)7156
 15%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hawaii)4444
6th Grade English Language Arts (Innovations - PCS)8071
 9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Hawaii)5351
 2%
6th Grade Mathematics (Innovations - PCS)5238
 14%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Hawaii)4139
 2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Innovations - PCS)7473
 1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Hawaii)5351
 2%
7th Grade Mathematics (Innovations - PCS)5148
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hawaii)3834
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Innovations - PCS)7461
 13%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Hawaii)5250
 2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Innovations - PCS)5333
 20%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Hawaii)3831
 7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Innovations - PCS)7070
All Grades Mathematics (Innovations - PCS)5951
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students240240
African American00
American Indian20
 100%
Asian2323
Hispanic3550
 42.9%
Pacific Islander3523
 34.3%
White9174
 18.7%
Two or More Races5470
 29.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.8%48.8%
 10%


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Innovations - PCS ranks 71st of 207 Hawaii elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Innovations - PCS are 31% White, 29% Two or more races, 21% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 10% Pacific Islander.

In the 2022-23 school year, 240 students attended Innovations - PCS.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Hawaii State Department of Education.

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