Best Middle 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 89)	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)
150003000281	31	Volcano School of Arts & Sciences - A Community PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	99-128 Old Volcano Rd	Volcano	96785	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 985-9800	308	28	11	41.9%	78 (25.3%)	4 (1.3%)	69 (22.4%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	81 (26.3%)	69 (22.4%)	$12,922			$3,022			$9,900	46.5	49.6	31
150003000293	32	Kona Pacific - PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	79-7595 Mamalahoa Hwy	Kealakekua	96750	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 322-4900	178	20	8.9	50.0%	88 (49.4%)	1 (0.6%)	40 (22.5%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	37 (20.8%)	$9,540			$1,357			$8,183	46.3	70.4	17	15
150003000053	33	Waiakea Intermediate School	Public	6-8	200 W Puainako St	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 981-7231	854	55	15.5	50.9%	40 (4.7%)	3 (0.4%)	222 (26.0%)	146 (17.1%)	1 (0.1%)	230 (26.9%)	212 (24.8%)	$16,206			$1,537			$14,669	42.9	46.9	32	1
150003000180	34	President George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1633 South King St	Honolulu	96826	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 973-0177	604	53	11.3	56.1%	21 (3.5%)	6 (1.0%)	78 (12.9%)	207 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	199 (32.9%)	93 (15.4%)	$16,359			$1,539			$14,820	42.9	52.3	26	8
150003000270	35	Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS	Public, Charter	5-12	2101 Makiki Heights Dr	Honolulu	96822	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 945-1600	125	18	6.9	32.8%	5 (4.0%)	1 (0.8%)	33 (26.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (53.6%)	17 (13.6%)	$9,491			$647			$8,844	41.9	14.7	64	29
150003000129	36	Ilima Intermediate School	Public	7-8	91-884 Fort Weaver Rd	Ewa Beach	96706	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 689-1250	700	46	15.2	56.1%	29 (4.1%)	6 (0.9%)	130 (18.6%)	276 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (17.6%)	136 (19.4%)	$14,550			$1,293			$13,257	41.2	46.1	34	2
150003000218	37	William P Jarrett Middle School	Public	6-8	1903 Palolo Ave	Honolulu	96816	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 733-4888	287	20	14.3	78.4%	12 (4.2%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (10.1%)	40 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (56.8%)	41 (14.3%)	$19,198			$1,695			$17,503	39.5	51.4	28	9
150003000059	38	Iao Intermediate School	Public	6-8	260 S Market St	Wailuku	96793	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 984-5610	950	53	17.9	50.4%	54 (5.7%)	5 (0.5%)	202 (21.3%)	204 (21.5%)	1 (0.1%)	279 (29.4%)	205 (21.6%)	$15,155			$1,557			$13,598	39.5	37.5	44	6
150003000164	39	King David Kalakaua Middle School	Public	6-8	821 Kalihi St	Honolulu	96819	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 832-3130	889	60	14.8	64.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.6%)	563 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	212 (23.8%)	72 (8.1%)	$15,015			$1,624			$13,391	38.7	50.7	29	10
150003000241	40	Maui Waena Intermediate School	Public	6-8	795 Onehee Ave	Kahului	96732	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 873-3070	1,126	66	17	50.2%	49 (4.4%)	5 (0.4%)	164 (14.6%)	505 (44.8%)	2 (0.2%)	240 (21.3%)	161 (14.3%)	$15,404			$1,549			$13,855	36.4	43.1	37	3

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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.