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Pearl City Highlands School

Public | PK-6 & ungraded | 410 students
 

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Posted October 30, 2012
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This is my kids' first year at this school. I must say this school is impressive for a public school. They do extra subjects such as PE, music, Hawaiiana, computers, Fun Friday classes. They also had their fundraising October craft fair which I thought it was impressive. You can tell staff and parents are happy here.
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Posted June 20, 2011
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AWESOME staff staff and Principal!!!! The office staff is very nice and helpful and the Principal is very supportive. This is a great school!

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Posted March 29, 2011
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I cannot give any stars to this school. If anyone would like to sign my petition, please let me know. Something needs to be done now as I keep hearing complaints and have some myself. Nice staff is true, other than that, my kids are struggling in school. They stress in Kindergarten to write "perfect" and mark everything if it is ugly yet the teachers can't even write neatly. After Kindergarten, the handwriting remains un neat and the teachers don't stress about it. My kids come home with vocabulary and they don't even know how to use a dictionary. I can go on and on with my complaints. Many other parents have the same exact concerns.
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Posted December 24, 2009
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Good program for children without any special needs but they do not have many resorces for kids needing extra help. Very disappointed in their sped program and it is like trying to pull teeth to get them to provide needed services. Prepare for a fight if you have a child with an IEP
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Posted January 23, 2008
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Great school, wonderful staff, awesome principal & amazing students!
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Posted January 5, 2005
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As a parent and educator I don't believe test scores represent the level of education recieved at PEACHES! Excellent staff! Positive learning enviroment! Challenging curriculum! Education is an all encompasing experience not just test scores! My children exceeded level expectations on national tests!
—Submitted by Naomi Johnson, a parent

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

The state average for Math was 61% in 2010.

51 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
73%

2009

 
 
60%

2008

 
 
48%

2007

 
 
60%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 70% in 2010.

51 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
80%

2009

 
 
69%

2008

 
 
69%

2007

 
 
64%
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 52% in 2010.

53 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
89%

2009

 
 
75%

2008

 
 
76%

2007

 
 
65%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 65% in 2010.

53 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
89%

2009

 
 
76%

2008

 
 
74%

2007

 
 
75%
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 49% in 2010.

50 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
62%

2009

 
 
69%

2008

 
 
60%

2007

 
 
57%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 65% in 2010.

50 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
64%

2009

 
 
70%

2008

 
 
56%

2007

 
 
66%
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 54% in 2010.

49 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
71%

2009

 
 
57%

2008

 
 
51%

2007

 
 
56%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 62% in 2010.

49 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
73%

2009

 
 
69%

2008

 
 
70%

2007

 
 
74%
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 59% 35%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 23% 34%
Two or more races 11% 8%
Hispanic 3% 4%
White 3% 14%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0% 1%
Black 0% 2%
Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 31%N/A47%
Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 15N/A16
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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1419 Waimanalo Home Rd
Pearl City, HI 96782
Phone: (808) 453-6470

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