Kealakehe High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,401 students
West Hawaii Explorations Academy
73-4500 Kahilihili St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Grades
6–12
High
Students
286
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Hawaii Department of Education
Hawaii County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 42 Hawaii high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Hawaii high 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 West Hawaii Explorations Academy
West Hawaii Explorations Academy is a charter high school in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, serving grades 6–12. 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, 286 students were enrolled, with about 16.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Hawaii high school (14.7 students per 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 42 Hawaii high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 6–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 286 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.8 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
- 150003000265
Schools near West Hawaii Explorations Academy
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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.