Kapaa Middle School

What Kapaa Middle School does

Kapa'a Middle School (KMS) is a public middle school operated under the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE), located on an 18-acre campus atop a plateau overlooking Kapa'a town on the east side of Kaua'i, Hawaii. Established in 1997, the school serves approximately 460 students in grades 6-8, drawn from a statutory geographic catchment spanning the Wailua River Bridge to the Hanalei District (end of the road in Haena). Five feeder elementary schools feed into KMS: King Kaumuali'i, Kapa'a Elementary, and Wilcox (6th grade entry), and Hanalei and Kilauea (6th or 7th grade entry). The school is affiliated with the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) and operates under a values-based framework centered on Kūpono (Compassion), Kūpa'a (Character), and Kūlia (Confidence).

The school's core technology stack is composed of standard off-the-shelf educational administration and communication platforms rather than proprietary technology. ParentSquare is used for parent communication and announcements; Infinite Campus serves as the student information system for grades, attendance, and online registration; Google Calendar publishes school events; and EZSchoolPay manages meal accounts. The school also operates a WCAG 2.0/2.1 Level A and AA accessible website and maintains social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube for community engagement.

As a public state entity, KMS does not generate commercial revenue. It is funded through the Hawaii state and federal education budgets, with no tuition or enrollment fees charged to families. The school participates in the Free and Reduced Priced Meals Program for qualifying families and provides bus transportation services within its designated service area. Governance is shared between HIDOE oversight, the School Community Council (SCC) for shared decision-making, and the Parent-Teacher-Student Association (PTSA) for family engagement. KMS is not a commercial enterprise and has no ownership structure, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

Kapaa Middle School

Legal name

Kapa'a Middle School

Website

https://kapaamiddleschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kapa'a Middle School is a public HIDOE middle school in Kapa'a, Hawaii, serving approximately 460 students in grades 6-8 on an 18-acre campus, funded by the Hawaii state education budget with no tuition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Middle School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Public middle school
• Secondary education services
• Middle school education
• K-12 public education
• Student support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kapa'a

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kapa'a Middle School is a public middle school providing grades 6-8 education to approximately 460 students on the east side of Kaua'i, Hawaii. The school offers comprehensive academic instruction, a school lunch program (including the Free and Reduced Priced Meals Program for qualifying families), bus transportation, student support services, and parent engagement programs through PTSA and the School Community Council. It operates under the Hawaii State Department of Education.

Product overview

Kapaa Middle School is a public educational institution providing middle school education services to approximately 460 students in grades 6-8. The school does not offer technology products or services — it operates as a traditional public middle school focused on educational instruction rather than technology product development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Middle School Education (Grades 6-8) Comprehensive public middle school education for students in grades 6-8, including academic instruction aligned with Hawaii DOE curriculum guidelines and values-based education rooted in Hawaiian values of Kūpono (Compassion), Kūpaʻa (Character), and Kūlia (Confidence).

Quantifiable outcome

• KMS Choir & Ukulele students achieved 2026 Worldstrides Gold Awards

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hawaii State Department of EducationprimaryOthersKapaa Middle School is operated under the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE). The HIDOE provides funding, curriculum guidelines, regulatory oversight, and administrative support including online registration systems, school facility usage policies, and transportation services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Others

• Infinite Campus: Student information system used by KMS for grades, attendance, and online registration. Ecosystem vendor rather than a peer, but the data backbone for HIDOE's enrollment and reporting workflows.
• ParentSquare: Parent communication platform adopted by KMS. Ecosystem partner/vendor enabling engagement infrastructure rather than a competitive peer, but represents the technology stack KMS has standardized on.
• Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE): Professional association of which KMS is a member. Not a competitor but a peer-membership ecosystem that provides curriculum standards, teacher resources, and program benchmarks for middle-level education.

Emerging players

• Island School (Hawaii): Private K-12 school on Kauai serving as an alternative to HIDOE public schools. Competes for the same student population on Kauai, including those leaving KMS's catchment zone.

Direct peers

• Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School: Hawaii DOE public middle school in Lihue, Kauai, serving the central/island-wide intermediate grades. Closest geographic peer with shared HIDOE governance and comparable scale.
• Waimea Canyon Middle School: Public middle school under the Hawaii DOE on the west side of Kauai. Direct peer sharing the same state oversight, funding structure, and island-level catchment model as KMS.
• Hilo Intermediate School: Public intermediate school under HIDOE serving grades 6-8 on Hawaii Island. Comparable Hawaii DOE public middle school with similar enrollment scale and curriculum framework.
• Maui Waena Intermediate School: Hawaii DOE public middle school in Kahului, Maui, serving grades 6-8. Comparable HIDOE middle school with shared standards, assessment, and funding model.
• Kohala Middle School: Small public middle school on Hawaii Island under HIDOE. Comparable in size and rural-island context, with similar feeder-school dynamics to KMS.

Regional players

• Kauai High School: Primary public high school feeder for KMS graduates on Kauai. Operates under HIDOE and represents the downstream pipeline for KMS students, making it an articulation-pathway peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/parentsquare
• Facebookfacebook.com/1K1p5Xn1ia
• Instagraminstagram.com/_kapaa_middle_school_?utm_source=qr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kapaa-middle-school

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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