Home >
Hawaii >
Hilo
> Hawaii Public Schools

GreatSchools Rating

Waiakea Intermediate School

Public | 6-8 & ungraded | 849 students

Add to My School List
Send me updates
Rate & Review

Overview
Reviews
Test scores
Students & teachers
Programs & culture
Enrollment

About the school

Hilo's Waiakea Intermediate School is a public school serving 849 students in grades 6-8 & ungraded.

Add photos

Schools,
join today
to upload
photos.

What schools are available to you?

Find attendance
zones for your
address »

Community ratings

2 stars

Community reviews

See 1 review »

Our kids will be out of this school as soon as we can find an acceptable...

Student diversity

77% of students at this school are Asian/Pacific Islander.

Finding the right school

What to look for in a
middle school

District information

Hawaii Public Schools

Number of schools:

290

Grades:

PK-12 & ungraded

See district boundaries

In the know: Get our expert advice on schools

School choice terminology

Public schools: fact and fiction

Private versus public

Public vs. private vs. charter...

Go behind the scenes

See the latest buzz at
this school

Last modified May 10, 2013

Thank you. Your review has been posted.

Share with friends! Post your opinion of Waiakea Intermediate School on Facebook.

Share on Facebook

Report this content as inappropriate

Please explain how this content may have violated our terms of use or community guidelines school review guidelines:

Community Rating

2 stars

Teacher quality

Principal leadership

Parent involvement

Are you
the principal?

Complete your school's profile»

Rate this school

Click on stars to rate

Please select a star rating for this school.

Helpful reviews answer questions:

What do you think others should know?
What do you like?
How could your school improve?

Review Guidelines

Inappropriate language
Allegations of criminal conduct
Names of students, teachers or staff

1200 characters remaining

Email:

Don’t worry, your email address will remain private.

Please enter your email.

You must verify your email address on submit.

I am a:

Please indicate your relationship to the school.

How do you rate this school in these additional areas?

Teacher quality

Teacher quality

These ratings reflect parents’ or students’ overall experience with the school’s teachers. Among other things, great teachers:

Talk to parents regularly about their children's progress.
Challenge students to learn.
Give students the attention they need to thrive in class.

Principal leadership

Principal leadership
This is an assessment of the principal, or other leadership, at the school. Among other things, strong principals or school leaders:

Reach out to parents.
Listen to and answer questions from parents and students.
Make efforts to improve the quality of the school.

Parent involvement

Parent involvement
A supportive community — which includes active, involved parents — is one mark of a great school. This rating reflects to what degree the school:

Offers opportunities for parent involvement.
Encourages all parents to volunteer.
Treats parents like partners, not outsiders.

I agree to the GreatSchools Terms of Use and School Review Guidelines.

Yes, send me monthly email updates about this school.

Please read and accept our Terms of Use to join GreatSchools.

Indicates a required field

1 review of this school

Sort by:

Show reviews by: Parents

Posted March 27, 2008

Report it

Our kids will be out of this school as soon as we can find an acceptable alternative. The atmosphere of bullying, student intimidation and violence coupled with inadequate response by the administration is no longer tolerable to us or to our children.
—Submitted by a parent

Write your own review

Community ratings and reviews do not represent the views of GreatSchools nor does GreatSchools check their accuracy or verify the reviewers' identities. Use your discretion when evaluating these reviews.

About these ratings

The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

Test scores
Ratings details

See results for:

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Grade level

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

Math

The state average for Math was 54% in 2010.

268 students were tested at this school in 2010.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 62% in 2010.

268 students were tested at this school in 2010.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

In 2009-2010 Hawaii used the Hawaii State Assessment (HSA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math. The HSA is a standards-based test that measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Hawaii. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the test.

See Hawaii's state standards

Source: Hawaii Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 55% in 2010.

288 students were tested at this school in 2010.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 74% in 2010.

288 students were tested at this school in 2010.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

See Hawaii's state standards

Source: Hawaii Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 46% in 2010.

289 students were tested at this school in 2010.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 73% in 2010.

289 students were tested at this school in 2010.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

See Hawaii's state standards

Source: Hawaii Department of Education

Breaking down the GreatSchools Rating

GreatSchools Ratings are based on the most recent standardized test results for schools. Use the breakdown ratings below to compare types of students at this school. Learn more »

Grade

By grade

Grade 6
 
6
Grade 7
 
8
Grade 8
 
8
All students
 
7

Students
Teachers

Student ethnicity

Ethnicity	This school	State average
Asian/Pacific Islander	77%	73%
White	17%	19%
Hispanic	5%	5%
Black	1%	2%
American Indian/Alaska Native	0%	1%

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

	This school	District average	State average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	46%	N/A	42%

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

	This school	District average	State average
Students per FTE teacher	16	N/A	16

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Programs & resources
Culture

This school has not yet provided programming information.

Schools, join today to tell families more about what you offer.

Add videos

Schools, join today to
upload videos

Tips for understanding school culture

Visit the school: What to look for, what to ask
Read our Community Reviews about the school
Ten steps to building a bully-free school
How important is school size?

Are you responsible for enrollment at your school?

Tell parents
more about
your school

Visit

Be sure to visit

Take along one of
our checklists:
Middle school

Finding the right school

What to look for in a
middle school

What schools are available to you?

Find attendance
zones for your
address »

Notice an inaccuracy? Let us know!

Get directions »

200 West Puainako St
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808) 981-7231

Nearby homes for sale

Compare this school
to nearby schools

Compare schools »

Compare

Add this school to compare

Select at least one more school to compare.

Want to compare schools?

Check the 'Compare' box in your search results.

Sorry, you may only compare schools in the same state.

To start a new list, click OK. Otherwise click Cancel.

Nearby schools

St. Joseph Junior/Senior High School
Hilo, HI

Mauna Loa School
Hilo, HI

Haili Christian School
Hilo, HI

Hilo Intermediate School
Hilo, HI

Connections Public Charter School
Hilo, HI

Hale Aloha Nazarene School
Hilo, HI

Browse on Zillow

Help other families find
their great school.

What do you wish others knew about
Waiakea Intermediate School? Write a review now.

Not now, thanks

Waiakea Intermediate School

Add photos

What schools are available to you?

Hawaii Public Schools

Go behind the scenes

Thank you. Your review has been posted.

Report this content as inappropriate

2 stars

Are youthe principal?

Rate this school

How do you rate this school in these additional areas?

1 review of this school

Math

Reading

About the tests

Math

Reading

About the tests

Math

Reading

About the tests

Breaking down the GreatSchools Rating

By grade

Student ethnicity

Student subgroups

Student-teacher ratio

This school has not yet provided programming information.

Add videos

Are you responsible for enrollment at your school?

Be sure to visit

Finding the right school

What schools are available to you?

Compare this school to nearby schools

Compare

Want to compare schools?

Sorry, you may only compare schools in the same state.

Nearby schools

Help other families findtheir great school.

Your subscription has been confirmed

Please verify your email address

Please verify your email address

Your new email needs to be verified

Your email needs to be verified

Your registration is complete

Your email change is complete

Your email needs to be verified

Verification link expired

Speak your mind

Sign in to GreatSchools

Forgot your password?

Thank you for submitting a review

Thank you. Your review has been posted.

Thank you for submitting a review

Complete your school's profile

Thank you for submitting a comment

You may only compare 8 schools at a time

Your account is now active

You're almost there!

Are you
the principal?

Compare this school
to nearby schools

Help other families find
their great school.