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Kua o ka La - NCPCS

CharterFree meals for all

Kua o ka La - NCPCS, a public other school in Hilo, Hawaii: grades pre-k–9, 185 students, 14.8 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: 185
Teachers (FTE): 12.5
Students per teacher: 14.8
Grades: Pre-K–9; Other

More students per teacher than 80% of schools in Hawaii

Median 12.7 · 25 schools compared

More students per teacher than 61% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Smaller than 68% of schools in Hawaii

Median 325 · 25 schools compared

Smaller than 52% 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%

52%proficient

+12.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 69% of schools in Hawaii

Median 45% · 16 schools compared

84 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Hawaii: 44%

29%proficient

+8.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 50% of schools in Hawaii

Median 29% · 16 schools compared

84 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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 Pre-K–9
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Rural area near a city
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: 345 Makalika, Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808)981-5866
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
Connections - New Century PCSCharterFree meals for all	K–12	352	11.9	24%	6.6%	4.2 mi
Ka Umeke Kaeo - PCSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	292	12.7	—	—	4.5 mi
Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science PCSCharterFree meals for all	K–12	738	15.5	49%	29%	13.8 mi
Volcano School of Arts & Sciences - A Community PCSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	325	8.1	45%	30%	21.0 mi
Laupahoehoe Community - PCSCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	307	12.0	34%	20%	24.1 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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