Above and Beyond!

Waipahu Intermediate School has scored above the Hawaii Department of Education average in Language Arts, Math, and Science on the SY2024-2025 Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA).

StriveHI/SBA Report

Mr. Fukuhara was also mentioned by the Hawaii DOE:

"Over the past three years, Waipahu Intermediate has posted steady gains in all subject areas. Compared to last school year, Waipahu Intermediate saw an 11-point increase in language arts, a 5-point increase in math, an 8-point increase in science, and a 4-point increase in attendance.

Principal Alvan Fukuhara credits this success to a “whole school effort” that integrates core subjects into all classes, expands elective opportunities, and builds emotional connections with students. “Students have been seeing a lot more connections, not just learning math and literacy in isolation . They’re actually applying these concepts in all of their classes through elective courses,” Fukuhara said. “It’s a whole school effort.”

The school’s shift to a pre-academy model in 2022-23 aligned with Waipahu High School’s

academies

and added new electives such as Business and Marketing, Health Services, and Teacher Education. Waipahu Intermediate is the only intermediate school in Hawai‘i to offer all five Career & Technical Student Organizations.

“We’ve been really doing work for students to gain confidence that they’re capable of doing great things. And everything that they do is a reflection of our school and our Waipahu community,” Fukuhara said."

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