Kanuikapono - PCS

Kanuikapono - PCS is an alternative public charter school located in Anahola, Hawaii, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 202 students. The school is part of the Hawaii Department of Education district, which is ranked 1 out of 1 in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kanuikapono - PCS stands out with a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 1.0% compared to the nearby Kawaikini - NCPCS, which had a much higher rate of 28.0%. However, while Kanuikapono - PCS had a higher four-year graduation rate of 83.3% than the state average, it was still lower than Kawaikini - NCPCS at 90.9%. Academically, Kanuikapono - PCS had consistently lower proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments and HSA/Science compared to the state averages, particularly in mathematics, indicating a need to focus on improving student achievement.

Both Kanuikapono - PCS and Kawaikini - NCPCS serve a high percentage of students from low-income families, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 54.87% to 57.14% at Kanuikapono - PCS and 61.9% at Kawaikini - NCPCS. The higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio at Kanuikapono - PCS compared to Kawaikini - NCPCS may suggest a focus on providing more resources and individualized attention, but the academic performance data suggests that these investments have not yet translated into significantly better outcomes. Overall, Kanuikapono - PCS has room for improvement in academic achievement, particularly in mathematics, while maintaining its strengths in low chronic absenteeism and relatively high graduation rates.