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)
150003000273	11	University Laboratory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1776 University Ave	Honolulu	96822	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 956-7833	451	38	11.9	8.0%	76 (16.9%)	5 (1.1%)	10 (2.2%)	272 (60.3%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (14.6%)	20 (4.4%)	$8,717			$282			$8,435	74.1	81.9	11
150003000131	12	Highlands Intermediate School	Public	7-8	1460 Hoolaulea St	Pearl City	96782	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 453-6480	736	53	13.8	34.1%	25 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	146 (19.8%)	274 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (17.9%)	155 (21.1%)	$15,658			$1,203			$14,455	72.6	85.3	9	3
150003000271	13	Voyager - A Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2428 Wilder Ave	Honolulu	96822	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 521-9770	273	22	12.5	16.1%	36 (13.2%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (9.9%)	86 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.3%)	84 (30.8%)	$8,726			$458			$8,268	68.1	77.8	14	1
150003000184	14	Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School	Public	6-8	1202 Prospect St	Honolulu	96822	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 587-4520	576	38	15.1	42.9%	33 (5.7%)	4 (0.7%)	76 (13.2%)	235 (40.8%)	1 (0.2%)	130 (22.6%)	97 (16.8%)	$15,667			$1,382			$14,285	65.7	71.4	15	1
150003000176	15	Aiea Intermediate School	Public	7-8	99-600 Kulawea St	Aiea	96701	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 483-7230	468	34	13.7	58.1%	35 (7.5%)	12 (2.6%)	79 (16.9%)	125 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (29.9%)	77 (16.5%)	$17,783			$2,151			$15,632	64.1	68.9	18	3
150003000259	16	Kapolei Middle School	Public	6-8	91-5335 Kapolei Pkwy	Kapolei	96707	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 693-7025	655	55	11.9	44.1%	45 (6.9%)	11 (1.7%)	133 (20.3%)	142 (21.7%)	1 (0.2%)	196 (29.9%)	127 (19.4%)	$15,105			$962			$14,143	64	71.1	16
150003000030	17	Hilo Intermediate School	Public	7-8	587 Waianuenue Ave	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 974-4955	473	41	11.5	63.0%	36 (7.6%)	5 (1.1%)	134 (28.3%)	43 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	157 (33.2%)	98 (20.7%)	$16,427			$1,638			$14,789	63.2	80	12	5
150003000295	18	Hawaii Technology Academy - PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	94-450 Mokuola St	Waipahu	96797	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 676-5444	1,403	88	15.9	15.1%	402 (28.7%)	19 (1.4%)	324 (23.1%)	101 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	164 (11.7%)	392 (27.9%)	$9,005			$1,029			$7,976	62.5	63.3	20	2
150003000174	19	Aliamanu Middle School	Public	7-8	3271 Salt Lake Blvd	Honolulu	96818	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 421-4100	688	48	14.3	26.5%	215 (31.3%)	59 (8.6%)	150 (21.8%)	120 (17.4%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.8%)	88 (12.8%)	$15,871			$1,360			$14,511	61.1	83.6	10	9
150003000205	20	Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School	Public	6-8	49 Funchal St	Honolulu	96813	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 587-4430	589	44	13.3	52.1%	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.7%)	286 (48.6%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (20.2%)	102 (17.3%)	$15,554			$1,560			$13,994	59.9	60.8	22	2

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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.