Assets School

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Assets School
Location
Grades K-8: 1 Ohana Nui Way, Honolulu, Hawaii Grades 9-12: 913 Alewa Drive,Honolulu, Hawaii United States
Coordinates	21°20′24″N 157°56′02″W / 21.3399°N 157.9340°W / 21.3399; -157.9340
Information
Type	Private
Established	1955
Grades	K to 12
Student to teacher ratio	8:1[1]
Color(s)	Red, White, blue
Mascot	Admiral
Website	www.assets-school.org

Assets School is a co-educational, independent K-12 school in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was established in 1955 and is the only school in the state that specializes in educating children who are gifted and/or have language-based learning differences such as dyslexia.^[2] Assets School has two campus locations in Honolulu: the elementary school campus is located in the Hickam Housing census-designated place while the high school campus is located about six miles to the east in the ‘Ālewa Heights neighborhood.

Assets School was established in 1955 at the request of military families who needed specialized educational services for their children.^[2] Assets High School was established in 1991, with the addition of two ninth-grade students.^[2] The campus was expanded in 1999, with the help of finance from the he Charles B. Wang International Foundation including special purpose classrooms such as labs, kitchen facilities, art and drama rooms, and 25% more instructional space.^[2] The school merged with the Academy of the Pacific in 2014, and in 2015 Assets High School opened for summer school on the academy's former campus in Alewa Heights.^[3]

Assets School is accredited by both the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS). Membership and affiliations include:

• Association of LD Schools (founding member)^[4]
• Hawaii Association of Independent Schools^[5]
• Hawaii Council of Private Schools
• Interscholastic League of Honolulu
• National Association of Independent Schools

Assets students in grades 7-12 participate in sports via the Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) and students grades 4-6 participate in the Christian School Athletic League. Within the ILH's large team sports like football, baseball and soccer, Assets participates by banding together with other small private schools through affiliation with the PAC-5.^[6]

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