Kahuku High & Intermediate School

Grades 7–12 Public District: Hawaii Department of Education

56-490 Kamehameha Hwy, Kahuku, HI 96731 Map

Math (met standard)
27%
−7 state 34% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
55%
+1 state 55% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
30%
−10 state 40% · 2024-25
Low income
50%
free or reduced-price lunch
Special education
12%
students with an IEP · 2023-24
Students
1,433
2024-25
Students per teacher
14.6
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 7 37% state 38% · 2025-26 57% state 55% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 18% state 36% · 2025-26 41% state 53% · 2025-26 30% state 43% · 2024-25
Grade 11 24% state 27% · 2025-26 71% state 57% · 2025-26 —
High school (Biology) — — 42% state 37% · 2024-25
All grades 27% state 34% · 2025-26 55% state 55% · 2025-26 30% state 40% · 2024-25
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 27% state 34% 55% state 55% —
2024-25 22% state 34% 40% state 55% 30% state 40%
2023-24 27% state 33% 47% state 52% 34% state 38%
2022-23 27% state 30% 43% state 53% 28% state 37%
2021-22 28% state 30% 50% state 54% 20% state 37%
2018-19 37% state 36% 55% state 54% —
2017-18 32% state 36% 54% state 56% —
2016-17 32% state 35% 52% state 51% —
2015-16 37% state 35% 53% state 50% —
2014-15 28% state 36% 19% state 48% —

Compared with similar schools

Hawaii high schools where 8–18% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 13%)

Similar schools nearby with higher scores

Family income strongly affects test scores, so comparing a school with others that serve families like its own is fairer than comparing it with the state average. The share of students below the poverty line is an estimate by the Urban Institute for 2022-23, made the same way in every state; it is a stricter measure than the low-income share above (free or reduced-price lunch, which goes up to 185% of the poverty line), so it is lower. “Typical” is the median: half of the similar schools score higher, half lower.

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
91%
state 87% · 2024-25

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Students with disabilities: 12% of students (163) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 5% have only a Section 504 plan (support such as extra time or seating, without special education), 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection.

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Kahuku Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · Hawaii Department of Education
0.2 mi
38%
−9 vs state
41%
−11 vs state
31%
−17 vs state · 2024-25
12% Average of math, English and science: 28% in 2022-23 → 40% in 2025-26 64% 339 Other 50%
Laie Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · Hawaii Department of Education
2.3 mi
66%
+19 vs state
64%
+12 vs state
51%
+3 vs state · 2024-25
4% Average of math, English and science: 69% in 2022-23 → 65% in 2025-26 55% 662 Other 40%