St. Joseph School
Private · Grades Pre-K–12 · 163 students
Kua o ka La - NCPCS
345 Makalika, Hilo, HI 96720
Grades
Pre-K–9
Other
Students
185
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Hawaii Department of Education
Hawaii County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 23 Hawaii K–8, K–12 and other combined schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Hawaii K–8, K–12 and other combined schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Kua o ka La - NCPCS
Kua o ka La - NCPCS is a charter school in Hilo, Hawaii, serving grades Pre-K–9. It is part of Hawaii Department of Education. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Hawaii County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 185 students were enrolled, with about 14.8 students for every full-time teacher. As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from State Public Charter School Commission. Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 23 Hawaii K–8, K–12 and other combined schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–9
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Other
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–9
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 185 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.8 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- State Public Charter School Commission
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Hawaii Department of Education
- County
- Hawaii County
- NCES school ID
- 150003000288
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.