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)
150003000151	31	Pearl Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	98-940 Moanalua Rd	Aiea	96701	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 483-7250	404	30	13.4	22.0%	20 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	79 (19.6%)	136 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.9%)	128 (31.7%)	$14,945			$904			$14,041	88.3	91	17	14
150003000175	32	Aliamanu Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3265 Salt Lake Blvd	Honolulu	96818	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 421-4280	643	38	16.9	30.5%	174 (27.1%)	39 (6.1%)	148 (23.0%)	114 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.1%)	116 (18.0%)	$16,002			$791			$15,211	88.1	80.3	34	2
150003000105	33	Mililani Waena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	95-502 Kipapa Dr	Mililani	96789	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 627-7300	679	47	14.4	28.1%	41 (6.0%)	6 (0.9%)	173 (25.5%)	149 (21.9%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (11.2%)	232 (34.2%)	$14,248			$785			$13,463	87.9	83.4	28	5
150003000146	34	Major General William R Shafter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Fort Shafter	Honolulu	96819	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 832-3560	390	25	15.6	29.2%	151 (38.7%)	46 (11.8%)	94 (24.1%)	18 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	69 (17.7%)	$16,290			$787			$15,503	87.5	82.8	29	5
150003000082	35	Hanalei Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5-5415 Kuhio Hwy	Hanalei	96714	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 826-4300	218	19	11.4	31.7%	106 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.4%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.5%)	55 (25.2%)	$15,509			$832			$14,677	86.6	76.4	43	8
150003000167	36	Kipapa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	95-076 Kipapa Dr	Mililani	96789	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 627-7322	504	35	14.4	47.4%	19 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	124 (24.6%)	96 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (15.5%)	184 (36.5%)	$17,333			$1,364			$15,969	86.5	51.2	90	54
150003000227	37	Aina Haina Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 W Hind Dr	Honolulu	96821	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 377-2419	369	28	13.4	16.0%	35 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.4%)	131 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	136 (36.9%)	$16,423			$1,387			$15,036	86.5	77.7	39	2
150003000149	38	Red Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1265 Ala Kula Pl	Honolulu	96819	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 831-7866	416	30	13.8	26.9%	122 (29.3%)	37 (8.9%)	117 (28.1%)	27 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.7%)	83 (20.0%)	$15,533			$1,179			$14,354	85.9	76.8	42	4
150003000231	39	Kanoelani Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	94-1091 Oli Lp	Waipahu	96797	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 675-0195	742	53	14	36.8%	24 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	150 (20.2%)	284 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (13.3%)	183 (24.7%)	$14,806			$976			$13,830	85.6	77.8	38	1
150003000152	40	Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 C Ave	Honolulu	96818	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 421-4245	390	27	14.4	20.8%	173 (44.4%)	39 (10.0%)	71 (18.2%)	26 (6.7%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.1%)	69 (17.7%)	$17,330			$996			$16,334	85.5	76.1	44	4

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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.

Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.