Summary:
Zip code 96752 covers Kekaha, Hawaii, and contains three schools serving students from preschool through grade 12: one PK–5 elementary school and two PK–12 alternative schools, with no traditional middle or high schools in the area. All three operate under the Hawaii Department of Education, and together they enroll 411 students.
Kekaha Elementary School is by far the largest local option, with 333 students — about 81% of the area total, and roughly 7.7 times and 9.5 times the size of the two alternative schools. It also posts the lowest chronic absenteeism (29.0%) and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (58.56%), though a majority of its students still qualify. Its per-student spending of $17,852 is the highest in the area, as is its student-teacher ratio of 13.8. Reported proficiency in 2025–2026 was 44% in ELA, 44% in math, and 27% in science, close to the prior year's figures — but its state rank slipped from 114 of 207 (45th percentile) to 143 of 203 (30th percentile), suggesting other Hawaii schools improved relative to it. Science is consistently its weakest reported subject.
The two alternative schools are small and serve PK–12. Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCS reported a 100.0% graduation rate, the lowest student-teacher ratio (7.0), the lowest spending ($11,490), the highest free/reduced lunch rate (68.57%), and 36.0% chronic absenteeism; its 2025–2026 math proficiency was 5%, with ELA and science suppressed. Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center reported an 87.5% graduation rate, 41.0% chronic absenteeism, 65.12% free/reduced lunch, $15,359 in spending, a 10.7 student-teacher ratio, and all test scores suppressed. Suppressed figures are withheld for privacy, not zero, and with 35–43 students these results are difficult to compare.
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