Best Middle Schools in Hawaii

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Hawaii test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
150003000286	81	Ka Waihona o ka Naauao - PCS	Public, Charter	K-8	89-195 Farrington Hwy	Waianae	96792	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 668-9030	611	43	14.2	63.3%	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	157 (25.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (65.1%)	39 (6.4%)	$9,080			$771			$8,309	6.1	7.8	71	10
150003000269	82	Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8315 Kekaha Rd	Kekaha	96752	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 337-2022	46	3	15.3	63.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,490			$2,778			$8,712	6.1			(n/a)
150003000036	83	Prince Jonah Kalanianaole Elementary & Intermediate School	Public	PK, KG-8	27-330 Old Mamalahoa Hwy	Papaikou	96781	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 964-9700	234	19	12.3	67.9%	18 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (20.9%)	41 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (35.5%)	43 (18.4%)	$19,667			$2,665			$17,002	6	7.5	72	11
150003000240	84	Kamaile Academy PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	85-180 Ala Akau St	Waianae	96792	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 697-7110	957	69	13.8	88.7%	20 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	294 (30.7%)	27 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	500 (52.2%)	110 (11.5%)	$11,720			$3,282			$8,438	5.6	5.1	73	11
150003000098	85	Olomana School	Public	7-12	42-522 Kalanianaole Hwy	Kailua	96734	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 266-7866	69	44	1.5	66.7%	5 (7.2%)	1 (1.4%)	10 (14.5%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (65.2%)	6 (8.7%)	$76,044			$11,241			$64,803	5.5			(n/a)
150003000280	86	Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8135 Kekaha Rd	Kekaha	96752	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 337-0481	50	3	16.6	72.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (92.0%)	3 (6.0%)	$15,359			$8,144			$7,215	3.8			(n/a)
150003000096	87	Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3440 Leahi Ave	Honolulu	96815	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 733-4999	54	17	3.1	53.7%	4 (7.4%)	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.7%)	12 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (57.4%)	4 (7.4%)	$72,276			$7,487			$64,789	3.6			(n/a)
150003000284	88	Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	16-120 Opukahaia St	Keaau	96749	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 982-4260	460	40	11.5	56.3%	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	328 (71.3%)	45 (9.8%)	$11,792			$3,474			$8,318	1.7			(n/a)
150003000091	89	Niihau High & Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9707 Tsuchiya Rd	Waimea	96796	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 338-6800	17	2	8.5	70.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,065			$779			$28,286	0			(n/a)

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.