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Kealakehe Intermediate School

Public Grades 6-8
44th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 84 Hawaii Middle Schools
Better than 48% of Hawaii middle schools
Summary

Kealakehe Intermediate School is a public middle school located in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 690 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 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Kealakehe Intermediate School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Hawaii middle schools over the past several years, ranging from 44th out of 84 schools in 2024-2025 to 64th out of 73 schools in 2020-2021. The school's performance has been relatively stagnant, with a 1-star rating for most years and only briefly reaching a 2-star rating in 2016-2017 and 2023-2024. However, the school performs better in certain student subgroups, such as ranking 21st out of 55 Hawaii middle schools for Asian students and 10th out of 20 for Hispanic students in 2024-2025. Kealakehe Intermediate School also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 34.0% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Comparing Kealakehe Intermediate School to the nearby Konawaena Middle School, located about 12 miles away, reveals a significant performance gap. In 2024-2025, Konawaena Middle School ranked 35th out of 84 Hawaii middle schools, compared to Kealakehe's 44th ranking. Konawaena also had higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (47%), Mathematics (30%), and Science (46%), outperforming Kealakehe in all three subjects. This difference may be partly attributed to the higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Kealakehe Intermediate School (65.65% in 2023-2024) compared to Konawaena Middle School (57.17% in 2023-2024).

677
Students ?
14.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,849
Per pupil spending ?
64.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 74-5062 Onipaa St
       Kailua Kona, HI  96740

(808) 327-4314

District: Hawaii Department of Education


Students who attend Kealakehe Intermediate School usually attend:

High:    Kealakehe High School

Feeder schools for Kealakehe Intermediate School:

Elementary:    Holualoa Elementary School
    Kealakehe Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

Pacific Islander:
40.5%
Hispanic:
22.6%
Two or more races:
16.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
44th of 84
Hawaii public middle schools ?
Bottom 48%▲ up 28 pts since 2015
From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
27th of 40Middle Schools in the Hawaii Department of Education
1st of 1Hawaii Department of Education among Hawaii districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202530.544 of 8447.6%★★★☆☆
202429.547 of 8947.2%★★☆☆☆
202328.953 of 7327.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.158 of 7219.4%★☆☆☆☆
202115.964 of 7312.3%★☆☆☆☆
201918.159 of 7015.7%★☆☆☆☆
201823.652 of 6722.4%★☆☆☆☆
201723.749 of 8240.2%★★☆☆☆
201620.259 of 7319.2%★☆☆☆☆
201520.858 of 7219.4%★☆☆☆☆
201349.932 of 7657.9%★★★☆☆
201248.038 of 7347.9%★★★☆☆
201142.741 of 7142.3%★★☆☆☆
201046.936 of 6544.6%★★☆☆☆
200945.336 of 6847.1%★★☆☆☆
200843.024 of 4647.8%★★★☆☆
200740.539 of 7145.1%★★☆☆☆
200651.230 of 6956.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202442.846 of 7135.2%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202543.721 of 5561.8%★★★☆☆
202440.452 of 8740.2%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202524.327 of 5248.1%★★★☆☆
202427.244 of 8145.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202559.010 of 2050.0%★★★☆☆
202442.940 of 6841.2%★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202522.738 of 5226.9%★☆☆☆☆
202432.548 of 8140.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202525.329 of 5950.8%★★★☆☆
202420.075 of 8915.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202543.628 of 7462.2%★★★☆☆
202443.742 of 8651.2%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
White (2025)62nd percentile+15 vs school
Asian (2025)62nd percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)50th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile~ school
African American (2024)35th percentile-12 vs school
Pacific Islander (2025)27th percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Hawaii (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts45%
Science41%
Mathematics25%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kealakehe Intermediate School

Students who attend Kealakehe Intermediate School usually go on to attend Kealakehe High School

Kealakehe Intermediate School ranks 44th of 84 Hawaii middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 677 students attended Kealakehe Intermediate School.

Students at Kealakehe Intermediate School are 40% Pacific Islander, 23% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 9% White.


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