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)
150003000249	141	Honokaa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	45-534 Pakalana St	Honokaa	96727	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 775-8820	406	23	17.6	59.9%	25 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	111 (27.3%)	55 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (21.7%)	126 (31.0%)	$15,018			$1,145			$13,873	37.2	41.1	117	24
150003000250	142	Kohala Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	54-3609 Akoni Pule Hwy	Kapaau	96755	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 889-7100	339	25	13.5	54.0%	30 (8.8%)	2 (0.6%)	103 (30.4%)	43 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (26.0%)	73 (21.5%)	$17,377			$1,199			$16,178	37.2	32	135	7
150003000062	143	Kaunakakai Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Ailoa St	Kaunakakai	96748	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 533-1730	257	21	12.2	74.7%	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.1%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (64.6%)	48 (18.7%)	$19,132			$2,084			$17,048	36.5	35.9	127	16
150003000060	144	Kahului Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	410 S Hina Ave	Kahului	96732	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 873-3055	848	55	15.4	55.2%	24 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	123 (14.5%)	452 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	200 (23.6%)	46 (5.4%)	$14,823			$1,257			$13,566	35.5	32.7	133	11
150003000076	145	Paia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	955 Baldwin Ave	Paia	96779	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 579-2100	404	21	19.2	61.6%	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (30.2%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	200 (49.5%)	53 (13.1%)	$14,717			$1,314			$13,403	34.7	42	113	32
150003000042	146	Keaukaha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	240 Desha Ave	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 974-4181	369	29	12.7	67.8%	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (30.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	208 (56.4%)	44 (11.9%)	$18,443			$2,308			$16,135	34.2	27.5	148	2
150003000209	147	Kalihi Waena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 Gulick Ave	Honolulu	96819	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 832-3210	465	33	14	64.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	206 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (39.4%)	59 (12.7%)	$17,807			$1,789			$16,018	33.4	21.3	158	11
150003000206	148	Kauluwela Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1486 Aala St	Honolulu	96817	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 587-4447	455	31	14.6	87.0%	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (10.5%)	88 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	270 (59.3%)	40 (8.8%)	$16,877			$1,737			$15,140	32.7	20.9	161	13
150003000232	149	Kahakai Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	76-147 Royal Poinciana Dr	Kailua Kona	96740	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 327-4313	581	34	17	55.9%	70 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (23.8%)	67 (11.5%)	3 (0.5%)	174 (29.9%)	129 (22.2%)	$15,424			$1,299			$14,125	32.1	36.3	126	23
150003000130	150	Honowai Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	94-600 Honowai St	Waipahu	96797	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 675-0165	590	45	13.1	60.2%	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	72 (12.2%)	323 (54.7%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (21.9%)	60 (10.2%)	$16,506			$1,534			$14,972	31	32.8	132	18

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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.