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)
150003000215	61	Kahala Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4559 Kilauea Ave	Honolulu	96816	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 733-8455	327	22	14.8	22.6%	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.9%)	167 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.3%)	75 (22.9%)	$16,879			$1,368			$15,511	77.5	76.8	41	20
150003000304	62	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	201	11	18.2	18.9%	123 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	11 (5.5%)	34 (16.9%)	$8,858			$479			$8,379	76.9	70.7	56	6
150003000248	63	Holomua Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	91-1561 Keaunui Dr	Ewa Beach	96706	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 685-2000	1,095	68	16.1	33.4%	69 (6.3%)	14 (1.3%)	222 (20.3%)	403 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (11.0%)	267 (24.4%)	$16,136			$1,141			$14,995	76.8	62.7	72	9
150003000171	64	Helemano Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Ihi Ihi Ave	Wahiawa	96786	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 622-6336	457	40	11.4	58.0%	30 (6.6%)	23 (5.0%)	97 (21.2%)	145 (31.7%)	4 (0.9%)	54 (11.8%)	104 (22.8%)	$17,669			$1,595			$16,074	76.7	55.7	82	18
150003000183	65	Waialae Elementary - PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1045 19th Ave	Honolulu	96816	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 733-4880	459	37	12.4	22.2%	46 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (13.3%)	163 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.9%)	147 (32.0%)	$8,816			$1,180			$7,636	76	58.3	77	12
150003000107	66	Makalapa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4435 Salt Lake Blvd	Honolulu	96818	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 421-4110	555	34	16.3	40.9%	123 (22.2%)	41 (7.4%)	114 (20.5%)	141 (25.4%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (12.4%)	66 (11.9%)	$17,592			$1,624			$15,968	75.5	70.1	57	9
150003000139	67	Gustav H Webling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	99-370 Paihi St	Aiea	96701	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 483-7240	439	28	15.9	30.8%	79 (18.0%)	29 (6.6%)	72 (16.4%)	96 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.0%)	119 (27.1%)	$15,599			$848			$14,751	75.4	63.5	70	3
150003000253	68	Kamalii Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Kealii Alanui	Kihei	96753	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 875-6840	396	31	12.7	27.3%	173 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (23.2%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	79 (19.9%)	$16,094			$1,165			$14,929	75.1	50.1	91	23
150003000123	69	Makakilo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	92-675 Anipeahi St	Kapolei	96707	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 672-1122	456	30	15.2	44.1%	26 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	106 (23.2%)	111 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (19.1%)	123 (27.0%)	$15,720			$936			$14,784	74.7	63.9	68	1
150003000024	70	Sunset Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	59-360 Kamehameha Hwy	Haleiwa	96712	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 638-8777	366	27	13.5	27.9%	175 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.5%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.6%)	93 (25.4%)	$15,255			$870			$14,385	74.6	61.8	73	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.