Waiakea High School
155 West Kawili St
Hilo HI, 96720, Hawaii County
Phone: 808-974-4888
Ranking: 
(19 out of 57, top 33%)*
(19 out of 57, top 33%)*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: | 73 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 76 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,197 | 1,159 | 1,172 | 1,168 | 1,226 | 1,277 | 1,276 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 361 | 30.2% | 348 | 30.0% | 334 | 28.5% | 342 | 29.3% | 326 | 26.6% | 383 | 30.0% | 347 | 27.2% |
| Grade 10: | 286 | 23.9% | 317 | 27.4% | 305 | 26.0% | 252 | 21.6% | 338 | 27.6% | 294 | 23.0% | 314 | 24.6% |
| Grade 11: | 294 | 24.6% | 263 | 22.7% | 248 | 21.2% | 317 | 27.1% | 278 | 22.7% | 316 | 24.7% | 330 | 25.9% |
| Grade 12: | 255 | 21.3% | 225 | 19.4% | 280 | 23.9% | 252 | 21.6% | 278 | 22.7% | 277 | 21.7% | 273 | 21.4% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.5% | 12 | 0.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 629 | 52.5% | 619 | 53.4% | 625 | 53.3% | 621 | 53.2% | 643 | 52.4% | 678 | 53.1% | 686 | 53.8% |
| Female: | 568 | 47.5% | 540 | 46.6% | 547 | 46.7% | 547 | 46.8% | 575 | 46.9% | 591 | 46.3% | 586 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 417 | 34.8% | 409 | 35.3% | 449 | 38.3% | 464 | 39.7% | 911 | 74.3% | 986 | 77.2% | 975 | 76.4% |
| Hispanic: | 86 | 7.2% | 63 | 5.4% | 45 | 3.8% | 29 | 2.5% | 102 | 8.3% | 88 | 6.9% | 89 | 7.0% |
| Black: | 8 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.9% | 12 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.5% |
| White: | 127 | 10.6% | 109 | 9.4% | 130 | 11.1% | 129 | 11.0% | 193 | 15.7% | 194 | 15.2% | 202 | 15.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 444 | 37.1% | 451 | 38.9% | 446 | 38.1% | 451 | 38.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 114 | 9.5% | 113 | 9.7% | 84 | 7.2% | 78 | 6.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 483 | 40.4% | 444 | 38.3% | 422 | 36.0% | 411 | 35.2% | 336 | 27.4% | 338 | 26.5% | 301 | 23.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 86 | 7.2% | 93 | 8.0% | 109 | 9.3% | 114 | 9.8% | 100 | 8.2% | 116 | 9.1% | 106 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.40 | 16.68 | 16.74 | 16.45 | 17.03 | 17.50 | 16.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 27% | N/A | 18.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 30% | N/A | 28.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | N/A | 34% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | N/A | 34% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | N/A | 39% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 38% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 34% | N/A | 45% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | N/A | 42.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | 67% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 73% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | 71% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 65% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 69% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 28% | N/A | 22% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 29% | N/A | 22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Waiakea High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.