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)
150003000213	131	President Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	324 Kapahulu Ave	Honolulu	96815	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 971-6922	340	25	13.6	55.3%	37 (10.9%)	10 (2.9%)	55 (16.2%)	121 (35.6%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.1%)	75 (22.1%)	$17,996			$1,647			$16,349	44.4	49.7	93	38
150003000140	132	Waimalu Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	98-825 Moanalua Rd	Aiea	96701	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 483-7210	370	31	11.9	58.4%	10 (2.7%)	4 (1.1%)	68 (18.4%)	123 (33.2%)	2 (0.5%)	90 (24.3%)	73 (19.7%)	$18,370			$1,613			$16,757	43.1	44.2	109	23
150003000153	133	Pearl Harbor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Moanalua Ridge	Honolulu	96818	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 421-4130	420	36	11.6	50.2%	74 (17.6%)	37 (8.8%)	93 (22.1%)	113 (26.9%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.7%)	73 (17.4%)	$17,057			$1,586			$15,471	42.8	57.7	79	54
150003000071	134	Lihikai Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	335 S Papa Ave	Kahului	96732	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 873-3033	723	46	15.7	63.2%	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	120 (16.6%)	309 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	199 (27.5%)	80 (11.1%)	$16,212			$1,580			$14,632	41	41.9	115	19
150003000066	135	Kualapuu School - Public Conversion Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	260 Farrington Hwy	Kualapuu	96757	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 567-6900	319	24	13.2	83.1%	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	284 (89.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$10,671			$2,401			$8,270	38.9	29.6	142	7
150003000203	136	Prince Jonah Kuhio Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2759 South King St	Honolulu	96826	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 973-0085	196	15	13	66.3%	5 (2.6%)	2 (1.0%)	39 (19.9%)	37 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (38.8%)	37 (18.9%)	$18,875			$1,387			$17,488	38.3	20.7	162	26
150003000079	137	Waihee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2125 Kahekili Hwy	Wailuku	96793	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 984-5644	587	38	15.4	57.4%	30 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	113 (19.3%)	80 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	255 (43.4%)	107 (18.2%)	$16,736			$1,497			$15,239	38.2	30.2	138	1
150003000002	138	Hauula Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	54-046 Kamehameha Hwy	Hauula	96717	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 293-8925	357	26	13.7	66.1%	27 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (16.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	179 (50.1%)	87 (24.4%)	$19,300			$1,968			$17,332	38	30.6	136	2
150003000055	139	Waimea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	67-1225 Mamalahoa Hwy	Kamuela	96743	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 887-7636	465	32	14.5	64.1%	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (21.3%)	39 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	194 (41.7%)	110 (23.7%)	$17,475			$1,942			$15,533	37.7	24.4	155	16
150003000047	140	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18-1235 Volcano Hwy	Mountain View	96771	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 968-2300	493	36	13.8	78.3%	63 (12.8%)	2 (0.4%)	182 (36.9%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (27.6%)	94 (19.1%)	$17,850			$1,456			$16,394	37.5	9.8	185	45

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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.