Hawaii Preparatory Academy
At a glance
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Location Kamuela, HI USA |
Tuition $55,000 |
| Grades K-PG | Students Receiving Aid 55% |
| Student Body Coed | Total Aid Awarded $5,700,000 |
| Student/Faculty Ratio 10:1 | Endowment $51,000,000 |
Acceptance Rate
42%
Total Enrollment
400
Average Class Size
13
| Average SAT Score (Math) | 572 |
| Average SAT Score (Verbal) | 532 |
| Learning Support Program? |
| Number of AP Programs | 18 |
| ESL Offered? | |
| IB Program Offered? |
Overview
| Region | Honolulu HI Area |
| Program Emphasis | 5-Day Boarding School Boarding School College Prep Day School Junior Boarding School Small Boarding School Summer School |
| All Grades | K-PG |
| Boarding Grades | 9-PG |
| Grade Divisions | Kindergarten Post Graduate Primary Secondary |
| Religious Affiliation | Nondenominational |
| Student Body | Coed |
| Established | 1949 |
| Dress Code | Casual |
| School Setting | Small Town |
| Campus Size (Acres) | 220 |
| Head of School | Robert McKendry |
| Endowment | $51,000,000 |
History
Founded in 1949, Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy is in the small town of Waimea (population 7,028), on the northern side of the island of Hawai‘i, in a beautiful, rural setting that National Geographic named one of the best places in the world to live and play. If you could choose any place in the world for a school, it would be difficult to find one that offers more opportunities than this one.
Overview
• HPA is a K-12 coeducational school with boarding for students in grades nine through twelve and postgraduate.
• HPA is a place for highly-motivated students who seek a rigorous academic program while engaged in extraordinary learning experiences. Our unique island location, which boasts 80 percent of the world`s ecosystems, allows us to offer students unprecedented opportunities outside of the classroom. Students assist in our world-renowned Sea Turtle Research Program; work in our internationally-recognized Energy Lab, and can choose from an extensive schedule of Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) classes.
• Students are given the opportunity to do cutting-edge research in independent projects such as brain research, genetics, astronomy, and geology; and HPA partnerships with organizations like Stanford University, Cornell, Keck Observatory, and NASA expose students to more "real world" research and a strategic advantage when applying to universities.
• HPA offers a four-week summer school for student`s ages eleven through eighteen with mostly enrichment courses including SAT prep, math, science, English, ESL and the arts.
Academics
| Full Time Faculty | 52 | ||
| Part Time Faculty | 17 | ||
| Faculty with doctorate | 4 | ||
| Faculty with masters | 37 | ||
| Student/Faculty ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Average Class Size | 13 | ||
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Student Enrollment
| Total Enrollment | 400 | ||
| % Boys/Girls | 50/50 | ||
| Boarding Students | 200 | ||
| Day Students | 200 | ||
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| Majority of students come from | Other(Pacific Basin and West Coast) | ||
| % of Students of Color | 53% | ||
| % of International Students | 18% |
Admission
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| Web Address | www.hpa.edu | ||
| Director of Admission | Tiare Judd Police '86 | ||
| Admission Application | Apply to Hawaii Preparatory Academy | ||
| Application Required | Yes | ||
| Application Fee Amount | 50 | ||
| Application Deadline(s) | February 4 | ||
| Financial Aid Deadline(s) | February 4 | ||
| Financial Aid Awarded | $5,700,000 | ||
| % of Students Receiving Financial Aid | 55% | ||
| Acceptance Rate | 42% | ||
| Admissions Selectivity | Selective | ||
| Admissions Yield | 90% | ||
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| Day Student Tuition | $27,500 | ||
| Boarding Student Tuition | $55,000 | ||
| International Student Tuition | $64,500 |
College Placement Office
| Average SAT I Scores (Math) | 572 |
| Average SAT I Scores (Verbal) | 532 |
| Average SAT I Scores (Writing) | 525 |
| Dedicated College Placement Office | Yes |
| Recent College Matriculations | Boston University, Brown University, University of California: Berkeley/Davis/San Diego/Santa Barbara, California Polytechnic State University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Chicago, Colgate University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Emory University, Harvard University, University of Hawai‘i, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, Middlebury College, New York University, Parson’s School of Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, University of Southern California, Stanford University, University of Virginia, Yale University |
| % of Graduates Who Attend College | 95-100 |
Athletics & Extra-Curricular Activities
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Contact Info
| Phone | 808-881-4321 |
| Address | 65-1692 Kohala Mountain Rd - Kamuela, HI 96743 USA |
| Website | www.hpa.edu |
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