Waimea High School is located on the northernmost island in the Hawaiian chain. Waimea High School serves communities from Kalaheo to the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kekaha. Feeder schools include Kekaha Elementary School, Waimea Canyon School (K-8), Eleele Elementary School, Kalaheo Elementary School and Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School (feeder to both Waimea High and Kauai High Schools). A handful of students also feed into Waimea High School from St Theresa School (parochial).
The school opened its doors as an elementary school in 1981. It expanded to grades K-12 in 1935 and assumed its present structure of grades 9-12 in 1977. Spread out over several acres with 16 buildings overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the campus is the center of the Waimea community. The West Kauai community is rural with much of the economy centering on agriculture, tourism, the military and scientific/military research.
Waimea is a year two Need Improvement school under the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). In 2003-2004, the school met twelve of the thirteen targets, however in 2004-2005 the school met only seven out of thirteen targets.
Waimea High School is at the center of community life and attention. There is strong support for the school from individuals, parents and booster organizations – WAVE/PTSA – Waimea Action Voice for Education, Menehune Booster Club (athletics), Band Boosters, WAFF – Waimea Alumni and Friends Foundation (alumni), and Project Graduation. Interests include facility improvement, athletics, student recognition, music, and academic support. There is a great deal of pride among the alumni and families of Waimea High School. Waimea is a SCC school.
There is an alternative day block schedule in place with daily homeroom and daily professional development time at the end of each day. The time is used to implement "Professional Learning Communities" within the staff to promote rich discussion and dialogue towards higher student achievement. This enables teachers to implement Project Based Learning, integration of curriculum between departments and strategies for high school redesign. The schedule also offers a period for personalization of education with the "Significant Adult" sessions. Sessions include career exploration, resume, job interview skills, self-esteem building, teaming concepts and post-secondary planning.
The campus is well maintained and provides a safe learning environment. The custodial staff has been recognized with awards for the degree to which they maintain the campus. Students report that they feel safe on campus.
Shrink ΔAddress 9707 Tsuchiya Road
City Waimea
Island Kauai
Zip 96796
Grade From Gr 9
Grade To Gr 12
Contact Person Nely Caberto
Phone # 808 338-6800
Fax # 808 338-6807
Website http://www.waimeahighschool.org
Number of Teachers 62
Number of Students 775
District Name Kauai
Complex Area Name Kapaa-Kauai-Waimea
Complex Name Waimea
School Code 462
School Name Short Waimea High
Military Impacted No
Waimea High School's Summary of Progress Report shows how teaching, learning and assessments are being based and aligned to Hawaii State Standards and Benchmarks. It summarizes progress made in accomplishing school improvement goals.
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Waimea High School's Student Profile describes the school's Fall Enrollment, Number and Percent of students enrolled for the entire school year, Number and Percent of students receiving free or reduced-cost lunch, Number and Percent of students in Special Education programs, Number and Percent of students with Limited English Proficiency and Percent of Kindergarteners who attended Preschool.
View School Year ›Waimea High School's Ethnicity report focuses on giving the number and percent of students enrolled by race. It describes the population of the 13 common races as well as other foreign races usually enrolled in a school.
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Waimea High School's Enrollment Statistics shows the no. of students enrolled in each year. Animated graph is used to easily determine how enrollment fluctuates every year.
Waimea High School's facility report shows total number and shortage of classrooms if any. It also shows comprehensive condition of the facilities like building exterior, building interior, grounds, sanitation etc. through its Inspection rating.
School Facilities are considered inadequate if below 70%; marginal if between 70% and 99%; and in excess of state standard if above 100%. School population is placed into size categories and is used in formulas to determine State standards for space.
For each category:
1 = Unacceptable; 2 = Satisfactory; 3 = Very Good
For Total:
6-8 = Unacceptable;
9-15 = Satisfactory;
16-18 = Very Good
School facilities are considered inadequate if below 70%; marginal if between 70% and 99%; and in excess of state standard if above 100%. School population is placed into size categories and is used in formulas to determine State standards for space.
Waimea High School's Attendance & Absences shows the average daily attendance and average daily absences compared to the State Standard.
View School Year ›Waimea High School's Retention is also included in this report where it shows the percent(%) of students retained in every school year.
View School Year ›Waimea High School's Suspension report shows the number of students being suspended. Offenses are categorized into "Class" depending on the nature of violation committed. Class - D, for light violation and Class - A for grave offense.
View School Year ›Examples of class of suspension:
Class A: Burglary, robbery, sale of dangerous drugs
Class B: Disorderly conduct, trespassing
Class C: Class cutting, insubordination, smoking
Class D: Contraband (e.g. possession of tobacco)
Waimea High School's Certified Staff report includes Teaching Staff, Professional Teacher Credentials, Students per Teaching Staff and Administrative and Student Services Staff. It gives details on teacher headcount, teacher in regular and special instruction, no. of teachers serving the school for more than 5 years, no. of fully licensed teachers, librarians and counsellors.
View School Year ›Waimea High School's Test scores covers Hawaii Content and Performance Standards (HCPS) and SAT9/TerraNova. Scores are given based on the grade level and the no. of students tested in a given year.
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