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Kapaa Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
68th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 85 Hawaii Middle Schools
Better than 20% of Hawaii middle schools
Summary

Kapaa Middle School is a public school serving grades 6–8 with 507 students in Kapaa, Hawaii, part of the Hawaii Department of Education. In 2025–2026, it ranked 68th of 85 comparable Hawaii middle schools, placing it in the 20th percentile with 1 star.

Parents often want to know how a school compares with nearby options. The closest same-district school in the data is Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School, about 8.6 miles away in Lihue, which enrolls 826 students and ranked in the 75th percentile with 4 stars. The two schools serve similar economic populations — 49.11% of students at Kapaa Middle School and 50.97% at Chiefess qualify for free or reduced lunch — yet Chiefess outperforms Kapaa in every tested subject. The math gap is widest: 16% of Kapaa students were proficient in math in 2025–2026 versus 47% at Chiefess. In English language arts, 35% of Kapaa students were proficient compared with 58%; in science, 25% compared with 35%. Science is Kapaa's bright spot, improving from 18.82% in 2023–2024 to 25% in 2025–2026.

Attendance is a concern: chronic absenteeism rose from 30.0% to 35.0%, while Chiefess reported 28.0%. Kapaa's student-teacher ratio improved from 20.1 to 16.3 over two years, though it remains higher than Chiefess's 14.0. Kapaa's long-term trend declined from around the 38th–43rd percentile (2 stars) in 2015–2018 to the low 20s with 1 star since, and is now stable but at a low level. Subgroup results vary: special education students earned 3 stars across reported years and English Language Learner students rank near the state median, while Asian, White, Pacific Islander and low-income subgroups rank in the bottom quartile recently. Note that spending data is from 2018–2019 and may not reflect current resources.

507
Students ?
16.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
49.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4867 Olohena Rd
       Kapaa, HI  96746

(808) 821-4460

District: Hawaii Department of Education


Students who attend Kapaa Middle School usually attend:

High:    Kapaa High School

Feeder schools for Kapaa Middle School:

Elementary:    Hanalei Elementary School
    Kapaa Elementary School
    Kilauea Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

Two or more races:
29.0%
Hispanic:
23.3%
Pacific Islander:
20.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026
Worth a look
!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school25%
68th of 85
Hawaii public middle schools ?
Bottom 20%▼ down 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202612.368 of 8520.0%★☆☆☆☆
202511.768 of 8419.0%★☆☆☆☆
202413.171 of 8920.2%★☆☆☆☆
202320.858 of 7320.5%★☆☆☆☆
202223.754 of 7225.0%★☆☆☆☆
202130.752 of 7328.8%★★☆☆☆
201927.552 of 7025.7%★☆☆☆☆
201841.538 of 6743.3%★★☆☆☆
201723.947 of 8242.7%★★☆☆☆
201638.145 of 7338.4%★★☆☆☆
201535.944 of 7238.9%★★☆☆☆
201359.025 of 7667.1%★★★☆☆
201257.228 of 7361.6%★★★☆☆
201159.623 of 7167.6%★★★☆☆
201038.942 of 6535.4%★★☆☆☆
200943.939 of 6842.6%★★☆☆☆
200843.623 of 4650.0%★★★☆☆
200733.847 of 7133.8%★★☆☆☆
200631.346 of 6933.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202457.128 of 7160.6%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
20262.154 of 563.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20251.255 of 550.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.573 of 8716.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202622.426 of 4845.8%★★☆☆☆
202426.547 of 8142.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
20240.060 of 6811.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202614.568 of 8419.0%★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202619.741 of 5322.6%★☆☆☆☆
202516.743 of 5217.3%★☆☆☆☆
202420.166 of 8118.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202631.333 of 6347.6%★★★☆☆
202525.627 of 5954.2%★★★☆☆
202450.728 of 8968.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
20264.672 of 754.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.769 of 746.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.477 of 8610.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2024)61st percentile+40 vs school
Special Education (2026)48th percentile+28 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile+26 vs school
Pacific Islander (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2024)12th percentile-8 vs school
White (2026)4th percentile-16 vs school
Asian (2026)4th percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Hawaii (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts35%
Science25%
Mathematics16%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kapaa Middle School

Students who attend Kapaa Middle School usually go on to attend Kapaa High School

Kapaa Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.0% of Hawaii middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Kapaa Middle School.

Students at Kapaa Middle School are 29% Two or more races, 23% Hispanic, 21% Pacific Islander, 14% Asian, 13% White.

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2025–26 graduation ratesSep 19, 2026
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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 18, 2025
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Hawaii State Department of Education.

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