Honokaa High & Intermediate School

Honokaa High & Intermediate School is a public high school located in Honokaa, Hawaii, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 669 students. The school is part of the Hawaii Department of Education district, which is ranked 1 out of 1 in the state and rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Honokaa High & Intermediate School's performance has been inconsistent, with its ranking within Hawaii high schools fluctuating from 21st out of 51 schools in 2014-2015 to 48th out of 67 schools in 2023-2024. The school's overall SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 1 to 3 stars out of 5 during this period. While the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students is relatively stronger, ranking 16th out of 33 Hawaii high schools in 2024-2025, its ranking for other student subgroups, such as Special Education students, is in the lower half of Hawaii high schools. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate of around 83-84% is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 38% to 42.8% in recent years, is significantly higher than the state average.

Academically, Honokaa High & Intermediate School has lower proficiency rates than the state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, as well as in the Hawaii State Assessments (HSA) for Science. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.9% to 63.91% in recent years, and its relatively higher per-student spending of $18,148 in 2018-2019 suggest that the school may be serving a socioeconomically disadvantaged population, which could be a factor in its academic performance challenges.