Best Public Schools in Kauai County, Hawaii & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				HSA Science (2024)	HSA Biology I (2024)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2024)	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	HSA Science All Grades	HSA Biology I All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eleele Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4750 Uliuli Rd	Eleele	96705	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 335-2111	385	29	13.2	52.7%	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (18.4%)	112 (29.1%)	1 (0.3%)	69 (17.9%)	120 (31.2%)	59.2	91^st of 207 public elementary schools	56.0%		47.7	99^th of 195 public elementary schools	49.2%	8	42.0		52.7	48.9	$16,393	$1,392	$15,001
Hanalei Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5-5415 Kuhio Hwy	Hanalei	96714	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 826-4300	218	19	11.4	31.7%	106 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.4%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.5%)	55 (25.2%)	86.6	35^th of 207 public elementary schools	83.1%		76.4	43^rd of 195 public elementary schools	77.9%	8	68.2		67.9	62.3	$15,509	$832	$14,677
Kalaheo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Maka Rd	Kalaheo	96741	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 332-6801	365	27	13.5	37.0%	54 (14.8%)	2 (0.5%)	82 (22.5%)	30 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (17.3%)	134 (36.7%)	85	41^st of 207 public elementary schools	80.2%		62.9	71^st of 195 public elementary schools	63.6%	30	69.8		63.1	65.4	$17,062	$1,397	$15,665
Kapaa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4886 Kawaihau Rd	Kapaa	96746	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 821-4424	824	55	14.9	57.8%	77 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	183 (22.2%)	79 (9.6%)	2 (0.2%)	235 (28.5%)	247 (30.0%)	28.8	155^th of 207 public elementary schools	25.1%		32.5	134^th of 195 public elementary schools	31.3%	21	29.8		39.4	31.6	$15,371	$1,133	$14,238
Kapaa High School	Public	9-12	4695 Mailihuna Rd	Kapaa	96746	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 821-4400	1,038	58	17.8	31.5%	204 (19.7%)	5 (0.5%)	197 (19.0%)	146 (14.1%)	1 (0.1%)	250 (24.1%)	235 (22.6%)	33.1	39^th of 67 public high schools	41.8%		51	27^th of 53 public high schools	49.1%	12		26.0	42.2	11.3	$16,461	$1,310	$15,151
Kauai High School	Public	9-12	3577 Lala Rd	Lihue	96766	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 274-3160	1,036	70	14.8	37.4%	97 (9.4%)	4 (0.4%)	196 (18.9%)	324 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (17.7%)	232 (22.4%)	46.2	33^rd of 67 public high schools	50.7%		37.8	35^th of 53 public high schools	34.0%	2		15.9	58.5	21.7	$15,149	$1,109	$14,040
Kekaha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8140 Kekaha Rd	Kekaha	96752	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 337-7655	347	23	15.0	59.9%	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (21.0%)	47 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (39.5%)	73 (21.0%)	49	114^th of 207 public elementary schools	44.9%		30.3	137^th of 195 public elementary schools	29.7%	23	27.8		45.2	47.4	$17,852	$1,881	$15,971
Kilauea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2440 Kolo Rd	Kilauea	96754	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 828-1212	291	20	14.5	28.2%	91 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (21.0%)	24 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.8%)	72 (24.7%)	79	57^th of 207 public elementary schools	72.5%		64.5	66^th of 195 public elementary schools	66.2%	9	69.6		62.5	54.3	$16,927	$1,552	$15,375
Koloa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3223 Poipu Rd	Koloa	96756	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 742-8460	344	20	17.2	54.7%	54 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	81 (23.5%)	38 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (22.7%)	92 (26.7%)	58.3	93^rd of 207 public elementary schools	55.1%		80.6	33^rd of 195 public elementary schools	83.1%	60	41.8		47.7	52.9	$16,970	$1,736	$15,234
Niihau High & Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	c/o Waimea High School	Waimea	96796	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 338-6800	20	1	20.0	75.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			0.0	0.0	$29,065	$779	$28,286
Waimea Canyon Middle School	Public	6-8	9555 Huakai Rd	Waimea	96796	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 338-6830	485	34	14.2	59.2%	20 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	90 (18.6%)	130 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (29.7%)	99 (20.4%)	12.4	73^rd of 89 public middle schools	18.0%		13.8	65^th of 73 public middle schools	11.0%	8	13.4		28.6	20.8	$15,564	$1,552	$14,012
Waimea High School	Public	9-12	9707 Tsuchiya Rd	Waimea	96796	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 338-6800	759	49	15.6	50.9%	68 (9.0%)	3 (0.4%)	141 (18.6%)	215 (28.3%)	1 (0.1%)	225 (29.6%)	106 (14.0%)	31.3	42^nd of 67 public high schools	37.3%		26.8	40^th of 53 public high schools	24.5%	2		23.3	43.6	11.9	$17,813	$1,667	$16,146
Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4319 Hardy St	Lihue	96766	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 274-3150	724	49	14.7	49.7%	23 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (20.6%)	177 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (16.2%)	258 (35.6%)	78.8	58^th of 207 public elementary schools	72.0%		54.5	84^th of 195 public elementary schools	56.9%	26	28.6		63.3	63.5	$16,176	$1,401	$14,775
King Kaumualii Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4381 Hanamaulu Rd	Lihue	96766	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 241-3150	524	42	12.4	53.4%	27 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (17.2%)	127 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (22.7%)	161 (30.7%)	82.8	45^th of 207 public elementary schools	78.3%		64.7	65^th of 195 public elementary schools	66.7%	20	58.8		63.5	63.7	$17,347	$1,779	$15,568
Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School	Public	6-8	4431 Nuhou St	Lihue	96766	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 241-3200	846	58	14.5	48.0%	64 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	177 (20.9%)	218 (25.8%)	1 (0.1%)	168 (19.9%)	218 (25.8%)	58.8	23^rd of 89 public middle schools	74.2%		63.1	21^st of 73 public middle schools	71.2%	2	33.7		55.1	46.5	$14,792	$1,151	$13,641
Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8315 Kekaha Rd	Kekaha	96752	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 337-2022	45	4	11.2	71.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (84.4%)	1 (2.2%)								(n/a)		0.0	0.0	9.1	$11,490	$2,778	$8,712
Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8135 Kekaha Rd	Kekaha	96752	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 337-0481	43	7	6.1	67.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (90.7%)	3 (7.0%)								(n/a)		0.0	0.0	4.6	$15,359	$8,144	$7,215
Kanuikapono - PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4333 Kukuihale Rd	Anahola	96703	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 823-9160	202	21	9.6	55.0%	38 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (17.8%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	92 (45.5%)	31 (15.3%)								(n/a)		10.5	22.7	10.9	$11,474	$2,653	$8,821
Kawaikini - NCPCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3-1821 J Kaumualii Hwy	Lihue	96766	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 632-2032	168	19	8.8	61.9%	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (18.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (75.0%)	8 (4.8%)								(n/a)		11.5	19.2	15.1	$9,276	$1,156	$8,120
Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	2-4035 Kaumualii Hwy	Koloa	96756	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 635-5110	221	11	20.0	28.1%	127 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (15.4%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	19 (8.6%)	36 (16.3%)	76.9	62^nd of 207 public elementary schools	70.0%		70.7	56^th of 195 public elementary schools	71.3%	6	47.5		70.7	48.1	$8,858	$479	$8,379
Kapaa Middle School	Public	6-8	4867 Olohena Rd	Kapaa	96746	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 821-4460	523	29	18.0	49.1%	67 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (20.1%)	75 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (25.2%)	144 (27.5%)	13.1	71^st of 89 public middle schools	20.2%		20.8	58^th of 73 public middle schools	20.5%	13	18.8		32.4	16.0	$14,928	$1,292	$13,636

Best Public Schools in Kauai County, HI

Hanalei Elementary School

Kalaheo Elementary School

King Kaumualii Elementary School

Kilauea Elementary School

Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School

Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School

Eleele Elementary School

Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School

Koloa Elementary School

Kekaha Elementary School

Kauai High School

Kapaa High School

Waimea High School

Kapaa Elementary School

Kapaa Middle School

Waimea Canyon Middle School

Kanuikapono - PCS

Kawaikini - NCPCS

Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center

Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCS

Niihau High & Elementary School

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