Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School

Regular School · Lihue, HI

Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School is a regular school school in Lihue, Hawaii, serving grades 06–08 with 826 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

826

Teachers (FTE)

59.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Two or more races	218	26%
Asian	216	26%
Hispanic/Latino	162	20%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	162	20%
White	68	8%
Total enrollment	826	413M / 413F

English Language Learners: 79 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	29.0% -5.2pp	34.2%	847
Reading Proficiency	52.0% +1.8pp	50.2%	851
Science Proficiency	31.0%	—	307

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.04 grade levels

Math

+0.23 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

6 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	826	100%

Contact & Location

4431 Nuhou St

Lihue, HI 96766

Phone: (808)241-3200

District

Hawaii Department of Education

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,804

District enrollment: 170,209

Other Schools in District

Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School Elementary
Ahuimanu Elementary School Elementary
Aiea Elementary School Elementary
Aikahi Elementary School Elementary
Aina Haina Elementary School Elementary
Ala Wai Elementary School Elementary
Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School Elementary
Aliamanu Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 96766) → CensusDepth.com
Hawaii population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Hawaii teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

150003000266

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD