Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Summary:

Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Keaau, Hawaii, with a student population of 460. 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.

Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS faces significant challenges in terms of academic achievement, with consistently low proficiency rates on state assessments, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 3.69% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the nearby Keaukaha Elementary School and Keonepoko Elementary School, which had proficiency rates ranging from 26.5% to 58.14%. The school's math proficiency rate of 3.02% is also much lower than the nearby schools' rates, which range from 19.5% to 51.06%.

Additionally, Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.6%, which is significantly higher than the nearby public schools, which range from 19.3% to 42.7% chronic absenteeism. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate may be a contributing factor to its low academic performance. Understanding the factors that contribute to the differences between this school and its neighbors could provide valuable insights for addressing these challenges.


Detail:

Public, Charter PK, KG-8

 16-120 Opukahaia St
       Keaau, HI  96749


(808) 982-4260

District: Hawaii Department of Education

SchoolDigger Rank:
206th of 207 Hawaii Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,792 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  527

Racial breakdown:

Pacific Islander:
69.6%
Hispanic:
16.1%
Two or more races:
11.2%
more

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.1% Help


 See top rated Hawaii elementary schools

 Compare Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends
Help
Compare Details Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS ranks worse than 99.5% of elementary schools in Hawaii. It also ranks last among 183 ranked elementary schools in the Hawaii Department of Education School District. (See more...)
Help
Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 1.72. (See more...)
Help
Compare Details Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS ranks worse than 98.9% of middle schools in Hawaii. (See more...)
Help
Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 1.72. (See more...)
Help
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
Help
Compare Details Racial makeup is: Pacific Islander (69.6%), Hispanic (16.1%), two or more races (11.2%). (See more...)
Help
Compare Details 57.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
Help
Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS is 14.3. 102 elementary schools in the Hawaii Department of Education School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
Help
Compare Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS employs 36.7 full-time teachers.
Finance
Help
Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS is $11,792. 172 elementary schools in the Hawaii Department of Education School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS:

SchoolDigger ranks Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS 206th of 207 Hawaii public elementary schools. (See Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
Special Education students:
Asian students:
Hispanic students:
Pacific Islander students:
White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS 88th of 89 Hawaii public middle schools. (See Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
Special Education students:
Asian students:
Hispanic students:
Pacific Islander students:
White students:


Hawaii Department of Education:

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


What do you think?

Your rating for Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS?

Rank History for Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Help
Compare

Rank History for all elementary school students at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 2.10 204th 207 1.4%
2024 1.72 206th 207 0.5%
See the entire list of Hawaii Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 0.00 184th 198 7.1%
See the entire list of Best Hawaii Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 0.00 183rd 207 11.6%
See the entire list of Best Hawaii Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 5.20 199th 203 2.0%
See the entire list of Best Hawaii Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 0.00 138th 165 16.4%
See the entire list of Best Hawaii Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for elementary school Pacific Islander students at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 18.75 173rd 196 11.7%
See the entire list of Best Hawaii Elementary Schools for Pacific Islander Students!

Rank History for elementary school White students at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 0.31 199th 202 1.5%
See the entire list of Best Hawaii Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Hawaii State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Help
Compare

Rank History for all middle school students at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 2.10 78th 82 4.9%
2024 1.72 88th 89 1.1%
See the entire list of Hawaii Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 0.00 70th 81 13.6%
See the entire list of Best Hawaii Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 0.00 76th 89 14.6%
See the entire list of Best Hawaii Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for middle school Asian students at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 5.20 83rd 87 4.6%
See the entire list of Best Hawaii Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 0.00 60th 68 11.8%
See the entire list of Best Hawaii Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for middle school Pacific Islander students at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 18.75 68th 81 16.0%
See the entire list of Best Hawaii Elementary Schools for Pacific Islander Students!

Rank History for middle school White students at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools HI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 0.31 83rd 86 3.5%
See the entire list of Best Hawaii Elementary Schools for White Students!

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.

Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS Test Scores
Tests: 
  
Grades: 
  
Years: 
  
Group by: 
  
Subgroup: 



Data source: Hawaii Department of Education

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS.

If you have first-hand knowledge about Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS, submit a rating!


Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!


Enrollment information for Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Help
Compare
Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 3 0 53 0 0 n/a n/a 0 56
2003 3 0 53 0 0 n/a n/a 0 56
2004 4 0 65 0 0 n/a n/a 0 69
2005 0 0 68 0 0 n/a n/a 0 68
2006 0 0 76 0 0 n/a n/a 0 76
2007 0 0 90 0 0 n/a n/a 0 90
2008 0 0 100 0 0 n/a n/a 0 100
2009 2 0 138 0 0 n/a n/a 0 140
2010 2 0 157 0 0 n/a n/a 0 159
2011 5 0 2 0 0 203 0 0 210
2012 8 0 2 0 0 231 0 0 241
2013 8 0 3 13 0 237 7 0 268
2014 10 0 4 22 0 229 8 0 273
2015 10 0 1 35 0 240 8 0 294
2016 11 0 3 40 0 279 12 0 345
2017 12 0 2 53 0 309 19 0 395
2018 7 0 0 71 0 321 27 0 426
2019 8 0 0 78 0 333 31 0 450
2020 10 0 0 80 0 336 37 0 463
2021 12 0 1 88 0 334 38 0 473
2022 14 0 3 84 0 321 42 0 464
2023 12 0 2 73 0 328 45 0 460
2024 15 0 1 85 0 367 59 0 527

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 Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 56 1.5 37.3 67.9
2003 56 1.5 37.3 67.9
2004 69 3.5 19.7 68.1
2005 68 4.5 15.1 72.1
2006 76 6.0 12.7 67.1
2007 90 9.5 9.5 61.1
2008 100 7.5 13.3 0
2009 140 11.0 12.7 62.9
2010 159 13.0 12.2 65.4
2011 210 13.0 16.1 72.4
2012 241 16.0 15.0 70.1
2013 268 21.5 12.4 65.3
2014 273 17.5 15.6 67.8
2015 294 22.0 13.3 61.2
2016 345 37.0 9.3 63.5
2017 395 25.5 15.4 66.1
2018 426 36.1 11.7 39.2
2019 450 35.7 12.5 56.7
2020 463 39.0 11.8 57.9
2021 473 34.5 13.7 61.7
2022 464 39.7 11.6 61.2
2023 460 39.8 11.5 56.3
2024 527 36.7 14.3 57.1

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 Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 56 1.5 37.3 67.9
2003 56 1.5 37.3 67.9
2004 69 3.5 19.7 68.1
2005 68 4.5 15.1 72.1
2006 76 6.0 12.7 67.1
2007 90 9.5 9.5 61.1
2008 100 7.5 13.3 0
2009 140 11.0 12.7 62.9
2010 159 13.0 12.2 65.4
2011 210 13.0 16.1 72.4
2012 241 16.0 15.0 70.1
2013 268 21.5 12.4 65.3
2014 273 17.5 15.6 67.8
2015 294 22.0 13.3 61.2
2016 345 37.0 9.3 63.5
2017 395 25.5 15.4 66.1
2018 426 36.1 11.7 39.2
2019 450 35.7 12.5 56.7
2020 463 39.0 11.8 57.9
2021 473 34.5 13.7 61.7
2022 464 39.7 11.6 61.2
2023 460 39.8 11.5 56.3
2024 527 36.7 14.3 57.1

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 Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Help

YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $3,474 (29.5%) $8,318 (70.5%) $11,792

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory 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.

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
All Grades English Language Arts (Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS)394
 35%
All Grades Mathematics (Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS)203
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students450460
 2.2%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian02
Hispanic7873
 6.4%
Pacific Islander333328
 1.5%
White812
 50%
Two or More Races3145
 45.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.7%56.3%
 0.4%


Schools Near Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS









Frequently Asked Questions about Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Hawaii elementary schools.

Students at Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS are 70% Pacific Islander, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 527 students attended Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS.


Rate Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS!




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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics

None retrieved from Database in 3871 milliseconds.