Niihau High & Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–12 · 13 students
Waimea Canyon Middle School
9555 Huakai Rd, Waimea, HI 96796
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
467
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Hawaii Department of Education
Kauai County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 41 Hawaii middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Hawaii middle 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 Waimea Canyon Middle School
Waimea Canyon Middle School is a public middle school in Waimea, Hawaii, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Hawaii Department of Education. The school is located in a remote town in Kauai County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 467 students were enrolled, with about 13.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Hawaii middle school (14.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 41 Hawaii middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 467 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Hawaii Department of Education
- County
- Kauai County
- NCES school ID
- 150003000092
Schools near Waimea Canyon Middle School
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Waimea High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 711 students
Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCS
Charter · Grades Pre-K–12 · 35 students
St. Theresa School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 95 students
Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center
Charter · Grades Pre-K–12 · 43 students
Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 826 students
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.