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Connections - New Century PCS

CharterFree meals for all

Connections - New Century PCS, a public other school in Hilo, Hawaii: grades k–12, 352 students, 11.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Hawaii Department of Education.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 352
Teachers (FTE): 29.5
Students per teacher: 11.9
Grades: K–12; Other

Fewer students per teacher than 60% of schools in Hawaii

Median 12.7 · 25 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 53% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 52% of schools in Hawaii

Median 325 · 25 schools compared

Larger than 64% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Hawaii's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Hawaii: 53%

24%proficient

−7.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 75% of schools in Hawaii

Median 45% · 16 schools compared

166 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Hawaii: 44%

6.6%proficient

−8.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 94% of schools in Hawaii

Median 29% · 16 schools compared

167 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades K–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Remote town
Run by: Hawaii Department of Education

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Hawaii Department of Education.

Location

Address: 174 Kamehameha Ave, Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808)961-3664
City or town: Hilo
County: Hawaii County

Quality of life in Hilo Schools in Hilo

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Ka Umeke Kaeo - PCSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	292	12.7	—	—	3.4 mi
Kua o ka La - NCPCSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–9	185	14.8	52%	29%	4.2 mi
Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science PCSCharterFree meals for all	K–12	738	15.5	49%	29%	18.0 mi
Laupahoehoe Community - PCSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	307	12.0	34%	20%	19.8 mi
Volcano School of Arts & Sciences - A Community PCSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	325	8.1	45%	30%	23.1 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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