Best Elementary Schools in Hawaii

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the HSA and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the Hawaii State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, September 20, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 207)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
150003000046	161	Laupahoehoe Community - PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	35-2065 Mamalahoa Hwy	Laupahoehoe	96764	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 962-2200	320	26	12.3	59.1%	104 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (23.1%)	27 (8.4%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (12.5%)	73 (22.8%)	$10,823			$2,828			$7,995	25.1	26.8	149	12
150003000262	162	Connections - New Century PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	174 Kamehameha Ave	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 961-3664	340	29	11.7	65.6%	62 (18.2%)	8 (2.4%)	69 (20.3%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (35.3%)	68 (20.0%)	$10,316			$1,747			$8,569	24.4	13.3	179	17
150003000035	163	Hookena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	86-4355 Mamalahoa Hwy	Captain Cook	96704	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 328-2710	121	7	17.2	62.0%	24 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (24.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (38.0%)	20 (16.5%)	$19,003			$1,241			$17,762	24	29.9	139	24
150003000074	164	Maunaloa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	128 Maunaloa Hwy	Maunaloa	96770	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 552-2000	46	6	7.6	80.4%	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (47.8%)	10 (21.7%)	$34,064			$6,927			$27,137	23.8			(n/a)
150003000165	165	Princess Victoria Kaiulani Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	783 North King St	Honolulu	96817	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 832-3160	259	23	11.2	72.6%	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	87 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (47.1%)	33 (12.7%)	$18,513			$1,942			$16,571	23.8	19.5	167	2
150003000128	166	Iroquois Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5553 Cormorant Ave	Ewa Beach	96706	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 499-6500	582	33	17.6	38.7%	150 (25.8%)	17 (2.9%)	152 (26.1%)	31 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	108 (18.6%)	123 (21.1%)	$16,435			$1,220			$15,215	22.6	29.5	145	21
150003000287	167	Ke Kula o Ehunuikaimalino	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	81-1041 Konawaena School Rd	Kealakekua	96750	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 323-1900	268	20	13.7	69.0%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	184 (68.7%)	30 (11.2%)	$16,281			$1,226			$15,055	22			(n/a)
150003000008	168	Kailua Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 Kuulei Rd	Kailua	96734	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 266-7878	309	21	14.7	49.5%	52 (16.8%)	1 (0.3%)	77 (24.9%)	21 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (19.1%)	99 (32.0%)	$18,679			$1,464			$17,215	21.8	20.4	163	5
150003000038	169	Kau High & Pahala Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	96-3150 Pikake St	Pahala	96777	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 928-2088	527	44	11.9	72.3%	54 (10.2%)	5 (0.9%)	59 (11.2%)	70 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	275 (52.2%)	63 (12.0%)	$19,124			$2,487			$16,637	21.5	28.6	147	22
150003000189	170	Palolo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2106 10th Ave	Honolulu	96816	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 733-4700	272	20	13.6	90.8%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.2%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (80.9%)	19 (7.0%)	$19,672			$2,690			$16,982	21.5	9.9	184	14

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, HSA Science, HSA Biology I test scores released by the Hawaii State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 20, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Hawaii State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Hawaii State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Hawaii State Department of Education.