Hilo High School
556 Waianuenue Ave
Hilo HI, 96720, Hawaii County
Phone: 808-974-4021
Ranking: 
(37 out of 57, bottom 35%)*
(37 out of 57, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Hawaii Department of Education
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 78 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 91 | 101 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,249 | 1,234 | 1,207 | 1,237 | 1,310 | 1,399 | 1,491 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 376 | 30.1% | 383 | 31.0% | 348 | 28.8% | 363 | 29.3% | 342 | 26.1% | 360 | 25.7% | 374 | 25.1% |
| Grade 10: | 333 | 26.7% | 291 | 23.6% | 342 | 28.3% | 333 | 26.9% | 322 | 24.6% | 348 | 24.9% | 387 | 26.0% |
| Grade 11: | 260 | 20.8% | 305 | 24.7% | 281 | 23.3% | 258 | 20.9% | 327 | 25.0% | 347 | 24.8% | 393 | 26.4% |
| Grade 12: | 273 | 21.9% | 244 | 19.8% | 228 | 18.9% | 277 | 22.4% | 310 | 23.7% | 324 | 23.2% | 323 | 21.7% |
| Ungraded: | 7 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.7% | 20 | 1.4% | 14 | 0.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 666 | 53.3% | 663 | 53.7% | 636 | 52.7% | 658 | 53.2% | 679 | 51.8% | 732 | 52.3% | 779 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 583 | 46.7% | 571 | 46.3% | 571 | 47.3% | 579 | 46.8% | 623 | 47.6% | 659 | 47.1% | 708 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.9% | 17 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 294 | 23.5% | 296 | 24.0% | 323 | 26.8% | 325 | 26.3% | 935 | 71.4% | 988 | 70.6% | 1,062 | 71.2% |
| Hispanic: | 78 | 6.2% | 78 | 6.3% | 66 | 5.5% | 45 | 3.6% | 89 | 6.8% | 110 | 7.9% | 125 | 8.4% |
| Black: | 11 | 0.9% | 13 | 1.1% | 19 | 1.6% | 23 | 1.9% | 21 | 1.6% | 15 | 1.1% | 9 | 0.6% |
| White: | 163 | 13.1% | 172 | 13.9% | 189 | 15.7% | 202 | 16.3% | 256 | 19.5% | 274 | 19.6% | 278 | 18.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 560 | 44.8% | 539 | 43.7% | 515 | 42.7% | 550 | 44.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 133 | 10.6% | 127 | 10.3% | 84 | 7.0% | 83 | 6.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 599 | 48.0% | 611 | 49.5% | 566 | 46.9% | 552 | 44.6% | 543 | 41.5% | 506 | 36.2% | 418 | 28.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 4.9% | 77 | 6.2% | 91 | 7.5% | 106 | 8.6% | 104 | 7.9% | 141 | 10.1% | 129 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.01 | 15.82 | 15.47 | 15.27 | 15.78 | 15.40 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 18% | N/A | 18.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 24% | N/A | 28.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 26% | N/A | 34% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 36% | N/A | 34% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 33% | N/A | 39% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 29% | N/A | 38% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | N/A | 45% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | N/A | 42.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 67% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 73% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | 71% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 65% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 69% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 20% | N/A | 22% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 30% | N/A | 22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Hilo High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.