Waianae High School
Waianae, HI · High School · Grades 9-12
Waianae High School is a high school in Waianae, HI with 1,831 students enrolled and a 42% proficiency rate. Part of Hawaii Department of Education. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Waianae High School is a high school located in Waianae, Hawaii. The school serves 1,831 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 42% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 73% graduation rate.
64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a predominantly low-income community.
Waianae High School is part of the Hawaii Department of Education in Hawaii. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
Waianae High School has 1,831 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Hawaii Department of Education (577 students). Its 42% proficiency rate is 9 percentage points below the district average of 51%. Compared to the Hawaii state average of 51%, the school performs 9 points lower. With a 13.3:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Waianae High School has 1,831 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1.
According to EDFacts data, 42% of students at Waianae High School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Waianae High School has a 73% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Waianae High School is part of the Hawaii Department of Education in Waianae, Hawaii. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.