Best High 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 67)	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)
150003000212	41	Kaimuki High School	Public	9-12	2705 Kaimuki Ave	Honolulu	96816	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 733-4900	620	48	12.9	59.8%	23 (3.7%)	11 (1.8%)	88 (14.2%)	101 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	317 (51.1%)	79 (12.7%)	$20,128			$2,313			$17,815	31.7	11.3	49	8
150003000093	42	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	767	49	15.6	49.9%	69 (9.0%)	4 (0.5%)	122 (15.9%)	222 (28.9%)	1 (0.1%)	262 (34.2%)	87 (11.3%)	$17,813			$1,667			$16,146	31.3	26.8	40	2
150003000075	43	Molokai High School	Public	9-12	2140 Farrington Ave	Hoolehua	96729	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 567-6950	381	24	15.8	75.6%	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	29 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	303 (79.5%)	23 (6.0%)	$21,521			$2,150			$19,371	28.7	4.9	53	10
150003000276	44	Ke Kula o Samuel M Kamakau - A Laboratory PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	46-500 Kuneki St	Kaneohe	96744	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 235-9175	121	10	12.1	44.6%	3 (2.5%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (14.9%)	3 (2.5%)	91 (75.2%)	3 (2.5%)	$15,075			$6,107			$8,968	28.7			(n/a)
150003000263	45	Kanu o ka Aina - New Century PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	64-1043 Hiiaka St	Kamuela	96743	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 887-8144	612	42	14.5	50.7%	146 (23.9%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	15 (2.5%)	373 (60.9%)	19 (3.1%)	$9,697			$634			$9,063	27.4	55.1	25	20
150003000046	46	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			(n/a)
150003000262	47	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	35.3	36	11
150003000034	48	Honokaa High & Intermediate School	Public	7-12	45-527 Pakalana St	Honokaa	96727	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 775-8800	668	38	17.5	56.4%	59 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	136 (20.4%)	122 (18.3%)	3 (0.4%)	240 (35.9%)	107 (16.0%)	$18,148			$1,928			$16,220	23.6	18.3	44	4
150003000287	49	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)
150003000038	50	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	8.5	51	1

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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.