Waiakea Intermediate School
200 West Puainako St
Hilo HI, 96720, Hawaii County
Phone: 808-981-7231
Ranking:
(75 out of 246, top 30%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 53 | 53 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 55 | |||||||
Total Students: | 892 | 844 | 877 | 849 | 864 | 862 | 893 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 306 | 34.3% | 248 | 29.4% | 285 | 32.5% | 272 | 32.0% | 273 | 31.6% | 278 | 32.3% | 270 | 30.2% |
Grade 7: | 278 | 31.2% | 304 | 36.0% | 290 | 33.1% | 289 | 34.0% | 294 | 34.0% | 293 | 34.0% | 292 | 32.7% |
Grade 8: | 308 | 34.5% | 292 | 34.6% | 302 | 34.4% | 288 | 33.9% | 297 | 34.4% | 291 | 33.8% | 331 | 37.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 435 | 48.8% | 408 | 48.3% | 433 | 49.4% | 450 | 53.0% | 465 | 53.8% | 456 | 52.9% | 448 | 50.2% |
Female: | 457 | 51.2% | 436 | 51.7% | 444 | 50.6% | 399 | 47.0% | 391 | 45.3% | 398 | 46.2% | 441 | 49.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 300 | 33.6% | 297 | 35.2% | 303 | 34.5% | 300 | 35.3% | 681 | 78.8% | 662 | 76.8% | 696 | 77.9% |
Hispanic: | 55 | 6.2% | 46 | 5.5% | 47 | 5.4% | 22 | 2.6% | 36 | 4.2% | 41 | 4.8% | 38 | 4.3% |
Black: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% |
White: | 77 | 8.6% | 72 | 8.5% | 76 | 8.7% | 82 | 9.7% | 137 | 15.9% | 147 | 17.1% | 151 | 16.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 397 | 44.5% | 373 | 44.2% | 389 | 44.4% | 330 | 38.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 59 | 6.6% | 53 | 6.3% | 55 | 6.3% | 103 | 12.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 413 | 46.3% | 374 | 44.3% | 360 | 41.0% | 333 | 39.2% | 309 | 35.8% | 294 | 34.1% | 287 | 32.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 78 | 8.7% | 70 | 8.3% | 95 | 10.8% | 86 | 10.1% | 95 | 11.0% | 103 | 11.9% | 87 | 9.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.83 | 15.92 | 16.24 | 16.98 | 16.94 | 16.00 | 16.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSA | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | N/A | 27.6% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | N/A | 39.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 41% | 42% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 10% | 44% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 50% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | N/A | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 58% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 47.5% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 55.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73% | 57% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 10% | 65% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | 60% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | 66% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 73% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 36% | N/A | 29.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | N/A | 37.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 40% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 9% | 47% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 56% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | N/A | 47.2% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 61.6% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 64% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 54% | 67% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 73% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 65% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | 70% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | N/A | 25.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | N/A | 25.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | N/A | 35% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 0% | 39% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | N/A | 44% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 53% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | 59% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | N/A | 38.7% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | 60.2% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 66% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 53% | 68% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | 67% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 72% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | N/A | 26% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | N/A | 31% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Waiakea Intermediate School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.