Volcano School of Arts & Sciences - A Community PCS
Volcano · HI · Hawaii Department of Education · Public charter · K-12 combined
Similar nearby schools
Most similar nearby schools
Connections - New Century PCS → Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS → Olomana School → Anuenue School → Laupahoehoe Community - PCS → Myron B. Thompson Academy - New Century PCS → Ka Umeke Kaeo - PCS → Hana High & Elementary School →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 22% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Volcano School of Arts & Sciences - A Community PCS compares for families
What families should know about Volcano School of Arts & Sciences - A Community PCS.
- ▸ LocallyHI trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Connections - New Century PCS, Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS, Olomana School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 22% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Hawaii at Manoa
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $15,664/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +7.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 325 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $18,374 per student in district revenue, the 149 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $2,737,726/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connections - New Century PCS Hilo |
Public · charter | 23.1 | 144 | +2.9% |
| Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS Honolulu |
Public · charter | 212.5 | 74 | +39.6% |
| Olomana School Kailua |
Public | 210.9 | 68 | +6.2% |
| Anuenue School Honolulu |
Public | 210.1 | 90 | -5.3% |
| Laupahoehoe Community - PCS Laupahoehoe |
Public · charter | 38.4 | 66 | -1.5% |
| Myron B. Thompson Academy - New Century PCS Honolulu |
Public · charter | 213.8 | 94 | -17.5% |
| Ka Umeke Kaeo - PCS Hilo |
Public · charter | 25.3 | 36 | — |
| Hana High & Elementary School Hana |
Public | 105.6 | 100 | -8.3% |