Waiakea High School
Grades: 9-12
Students: 1297
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 15:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 209:1
Certified Teachers: 99%
155 West Kawili Street
Hilo, HI 96720
Hilo, HI 96720
(808) 974-4888
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
9/10
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Academic Progress9/10
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Student GrowthCommunity Reviews
It's a good school. I personally think that there could be things to improve, but the overall quality of the school is great. All the staff, from the administrators, to the teachers, to the security, are all friendly and do their jobs well. The campus feels pretty safe, and it's maintained well.
Posted by a student on 8/30/2025Waiakea High School touts itself on being academically driven and a great place to learn. Personally, I feel that it's anything but that. With the larger class sizes and limited amount of resources available, there are one too many children that fall in between the cracks. Aside from that, the amoun
Posted by a parent on 10/17/2023The school has done a great job of transitioning my freshman student. Teachers gave been very responsive and caring. Very happy with the school.
Posted by a parent on 11/4/2021This school has definitely improved within the last few years. I notice some say that teachers would fail you if your were disliked, although I can’t completely disagree, the teachers would just give you a harder time but not fail. I faced very few bad experiences with teachers but based on what I h
Posted by a parent on 6/11/2021If the teacher didn't like you, you weren't going to pass. Teachers would talk to certain students like they weren't even human or they were a complete waste of space. Teachers only wanted to deal with certain students.
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Hilo schools - Waiakea High School is located at 155 West Kawili Street, Hilo HI 96720. Waiakea High School is in the Hawaii Department Of Education. Waiakea High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9-12.
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