Summary:
ZIP code 96744 covers Kaneohe on the windward side of Oahu, and it contains exactly one middle-level school: Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School, located at 46-155 Kameohemeha Hwy and serving grades 7–8 with 513 students. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education, a single statewide district. Because there is only one school in this ZIP, there is no local peer group to compare against — so the useful picture is how this school compares to its own past and to statewide context.
The school is on a clear upward trend. In 2023–2024 it ranked 42nd of 89 schools (53rd percentile) with 3 stars; by 2025–2026 it ranked 25th of 85 (71st percentile) and earned 4 stars. English Language Arts proficiency rose from 49% to 53%, and science rose from 44% to 49%. Math is the weak spot: proficiency sits at 33% and moved down 2 points, meaning roughly two of every three students are not proficient — the largest internal gap in the data, and one that widened over the year. Chronic absenteeism stands at 26.0%, so more than one in four students missed enough school to be classified chronically absent. About 52.44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student–teacher ratio is a favorable 13.8 to 1. Per-student spending of $16,597 is from 2018–2019, so it is historical context rather than a current figure.
For parents, the headline is a school heading in the right direction: rising statewide ranking, a 4-star year, and improving reading and science, achieved with a majority low-income student body. The two areas most worth asking about are math and attendance, which are the clearest opportunities for improvement. Note also that science is measured by a different test than ELA and math, so its gains should be read on their own rather than combined into one overall score.
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