Kapaa High School
4695 Mailihuna Rd
Kapaa HI, 96746, Kauai County
Phone: 808-821-4400
Ranking: 
(24 out of 57, top 42%)*
(24 out of 57, top 42%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Hawaii Department of Education
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 64 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 67 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,053 | 1,051 | 1,045 | 1,053 | 1,033 | 1,027 | 1,037 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 275 | 26.1% | 289 | 27.5% | 263 | 25.2% | 309 | 29.3% | 322 | 31.2% | 324 | 31.5% | 305 | 29.4% |
| Grade 10: | 280 | 26.6% | 281 | 26.7% | 287 | 27.5% | 274 | 26.0% | 265 | 25.7% | 276 | 26.9% | 236 | 22.8% |
| Grade 11: | 270 | 25.6% | 266 | 25.3% | 264 | 25.3% | 243 | 23.1% | 256 | 24.8% | 208 | 20.3% | 261 | 25.2% |
| Grade 12: | 218 | 20.7% | 208 | 19.8% | 226 | 21.6% | 223 | 21.2% | 185 | 17.9% | 215 | 20.9% | 229 | 22.1% |
| Ungraded: | 10 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 557 | 52.9% | 553 | 52.6% | 543 | 52.0% | 548 | 52.0% | 530 | 51.3% | 542 | 52.8% | 561 | 54.1% |
| Female: | 496 | 47.1% | 498 | 47.4% | 502 | 48.0% | 505 | 48.0% | 495 | 47.9% | 477 | 46.4% | 472 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 272 | 25.8% | 275 | 26.2% | 270 | 25.8% | 299 | 28.4% | 692 | 67.0% | 706 | 68.7% | 704 | 67.9% |
| Hispanic: | 60 | 5.7% | 43 | 4.1% | 47 | 4.5% | 38 | 3.6% | 54 | 5.2% | 51 | 5.0% | 54 | 5.2% |
| Black: | 9 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% |
| White: | 292 | 27.7% | 280 | 26.6% | 272 | 26.0% | 250 | 23.7% | 269 | 26.0% | 258 | 25.1% | 272 | 26.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 367 | 34.9% | 343 | 32.6% | 350 | 33.5% | 361 | 34.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 46 | 4.4% | 96 | 9.1% | 89 | 8.5% | 90 | 8.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 390 | 37.0% | 360 | 34.3% | 355 | 34.0% | 326 | 31.0% | 303 | 29.3% | 264 | 25.7% | 251 | 24.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 122 | 11.6% | 98 | 9.3% | 103 | 9.9% | 106 | 10.1% | 104 | 10.1% | 139 | 13.5% | 119 | 11.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.45 | 15.69 | 16.33 | 16.58 | 15.89 | 15.10 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 13% | N/A | 18.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 30% | N/A | 28.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | N/A | 34% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | N/A | 34% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | N/A | 39% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 33% | N/A | 38% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | N/A | 45% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | N/A | 42.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 67% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 73% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 71% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 65% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 69% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | N/A | 22% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | N/A | 22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Kapaa 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.