Kau High & Pahala Elementary School
96-3150 Pikake St, Pahala, HI 96777 Map
Math (met standard)
17%
−24
state 41% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
30%
−24
state 53% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
23%
−18
state 41% · 2024-25
Low income
67%
free or reduced-price lunch
Special education
12%
students with an IEP · 2023-24
Students
488
2024-25
Students per teacher
11.2
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 3 | 29% state 53% · 2025-26 | 21% state 49% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 4 | 25% state 49% · 2025-26 | 25% state 50% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 5 | 35% state 45% · 2025-26 | 45% state 57% · 2025-26 | 39% state 49% · 2024-25 |
| Grade 6 | 25% state 41% · 2025-26 | 63% state 52% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 7 | 4% state 38% · 2025-26 | 16% state 55% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 8 | 18% state 36% · 2025-26 | 30% state 53% · 2025-26 | 19% state 43% · 2024-25 |
| Grade 11 | 20% state 27% · 2025-26 | 35% state 57% · 2025-26 | — |
| High school (Biology) | — | — | 20% state 37% · 2024-25 |
| All grades | 17% state 41% · 2025-26 | 30% state 53% · 2025-26 | 23% state 41% · 2024-25 |
Results by year (all grades)
| School year | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 17% state 41% | 30% state 53% | — |
| 2024-25 | 15% state 38% | 38% state 55% | 23% state 41% |
| 2023-24 | 15% state 37% | 38% state 52% | 28% state 39% |
| 2022-23 | 14% state 35% | 29% state 52% | 22% state 37% |
| 2021-22 | 12% state 34% | 23% state 53% | 8% state 38% |
| 2020-21 | 10% state 29% | 26% state 54% | — |
| 2018-19 | 8% state 39% | 22% state 54% | — |
| 2017-18 | 9% state 38% | 22% state 55% | — |
| 2016-17 | 11% state 38% | 22% state 51% | — |
| 2015-16 | 12% state 38% | 28% state 51% | — |
| 2014-15 | 14% state 38% | 22% state 48% | — |
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
- Asian 13%
- White 9%
- Hispanic 15%
- Black 1%
- Two or more 16%
- Other 47%
Students with disabilities: 12% of students (61) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 2% 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).