Waimea High School
9707 Tsuchiya Rd
Waimea HI, 96796, Kauai County
Phone: 808-338-6800
Ranking: 
(34 out of 57, bottom 40%)*
(34 out of 57, bottom 40%)*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: | 36 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 46 | 51 | 50 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 579 | 606 | 618 | 679 | 729 | 775 | 791 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 167 | 28.8% | 177 | 29.2% | 152 | 24.6% | 167 | 24.6% | 192 | 26.3% | 196 | 25.3% | 201 | 25.4% |
| Grade 10: | 149 | 25.7% | 144 | 23.8% | 150 | 24.3% | 170 | 25.0% | 181 | 24.8% | 199 | 25.7% | 192 | 24.3% |
| Grade 11: | 124 | 21.4% | 142 | 23.4% | 161 | 26.1% | 164 | 24.2% | 189 | 25.9% | 185 | 23.9% | 220 | 27.8% |
| Grade 12: | 138 | 23.8% | 141 | 23.3% | 154 | 24.9% | 177 | 26.1% | 164 | 22.5% | 193 | 24.9% | 176 | 22.3% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 306 | 52.8% | 290 | 47.9% | 316 | 51.1% | 367 | 54.1% | 409 | 56.1% | 427 | 55.1% | 449 | 56.8% |
| Female: | 273 | 47.2% | 316 | 52.1% | 302 | 48.9% | 312 | 45.9% | 312 | 42.8% | 340 | 43.9% | 338 | 42.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 255 | 44.0% | 266 | 43.9% | 267 | 43.2% | 275 | 40.5% | 591 | 81.1% | 625 | 80.6% | 652 | 82.4% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 3.5% | 21 | 3.5% | 20 | 3.2% | 29 | 4.3% | 28 | 3.8% | 34 | 4.4% | 30 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% |
| White: | 42 | 7.3% | 41 | 6.8% | 60 | 9.7% | 74 | 10.9% | 104 | 14.3% | 109 | 14.1% | 101 | 12.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 218 | 37.7% | 237 | 39.1% | 235 | 38.0% | 264 | 38.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 40 | 6.9% | 39 | 6.4% | 34 | 5.5% | 32 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 218 | 37.7% | 208 | 34.3% | 208 | 33.7% | 209 | 30.8% | 216 | 29.6% | 194 | 25.0% | 191 | 24.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 11.2% | 91 | 15.0% | 70 | 11.3% | 66 | 9.7% | 69 | 9.5% | 74 | 9.5% | 75 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.08 | 15.95 | 15.45 | 15.61 | 16.02 | 15.30 | 16.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 9% | N/A | 18.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 25% | N/A | 28.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 34% | N/A | 34% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 31% | N/A | 34% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 31% | N/A | 39% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 21% | N/A | 38% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 35% | N/A | 45% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 19% | N/A | 42.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | 67% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 73% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 71% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | N/A | 65% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 69% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 13% | N/A | 22% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 32% | N/A | 22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Waimea 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.