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Moanalua Middle School

Public | 7-8 & ungraded | 866 students

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4 stars

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2013:
Based on 2 ratings
2012:
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2011:
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2010:
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Posted January 30, 2013

I am a seventh grader at the moment and this school is awesome. i just moved from California and usually public schools are bad and the teachers don't care, but over here they worry about you and make sure everythings alright. i definetly would reccomend this school:)


Posted January 1, 2013

I am an eighth grader at this school. i have gone to this school for two years and all i can say is WOW i have never gone to such a school that has such great and easy to talk to teachers!!!! i have to say this is the best school i have EVER gone to. i have gone to SIX different elementary schools with my dad being in the millitary and all. I LOVE this school and i will deffinetely miss it when i move!!!!!!


Posted September 29, 2009

I am a 7th grader, and all I have to say is wow this school is amazing. Go Mustangz
—Submitted by a student


Posted February 12, 2009

im a seventh grader in this school and so far of the year, MMS is AWESOME! the teachers are very easy to talk to and they are like friends in certain ways and the staff is pretty nice too! i love how teams and the grade level gets to go against each other in the spirit competition!! so far seventh graders are winning by a big difference!! anyway dis is a great school and students are very friendly here too!! GO MUSTANGS!!
—Submitted by a student


Posted January 6, 2009

this school dose a really fine job in educating my twins i think more schools need to be disciplined like this school. there fun and also informative .my twins is in team 7c and well there doing a great job one of my twins use to be a c and d student but know she is a and b student with a grade point ad. of 3.833 there school is awesome.hopefully they will still continue to be good because ms.Wong (the principle)is retiring.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted September 22, 2008

go mustangs!! school rocks.. teachers.. okay.. not all of em r very nice... but hey? they are here to help us! also the comp. lab is nice, library has books i would actually read and after school activites make school even better!
—Submitted by a student


Posted September 18, 2008

This school is awesome. So many grants were written for extra books, great computers, Lego Robotics club and so forth. The bar is raised high and students work to meet the challenge. I love the school, my child does, and it seems the Principal loves her school too.
—Submitted by a parent


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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.

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

Grade level

Math

The state average for Math was 55% in 2010.

467 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
59%

2009

 
 
54%

2008

 
 
56%

2007

 
 
60%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 74% in 2010.

467 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
86%

2009

 
 
79%

2008

 
 
81%

2007

 
 
83%
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 46% in 2010.

450 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
43%

2009

 
 
46%

2008

 
 
46%

2007

 
 
40%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 73% in 2010.

450 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
78%

2009

 
 
80%

2008

 
 
84%

2007

 
 
73%
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

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Asian/Pacific Islander 68% 73%
White 21% 19%
Black 7% 2%
Hispanic 3% 5%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0% 1%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 21%N/A42%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 18N/A16
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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1289 Mahiole St
Honolulu, HI 96819
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Phone: (808) 831-7850

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