Best High 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 67)	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)
150003000070	51	Lanai High & Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	555 Fraser Ave	Lanai City	96763	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 565-7900	566	41	13.8	47.9%	27 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (14.1%)	194 (34.3%)	1 (0.2%)	139 (24.6%)	125 (22.1%)	$18,195			$1,188			$17,007	18.1	42	34	17
150003000058	52	Hana High & Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4111 Hana Hwy	Hana	96713	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 248-4815	378	27	14	71.7%	35 (9.3%)	4 (1.1%)	58 (15.3%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	247 (65.3%)	24 (6.3%)	$21,389			$2,597			$18,792	17.3	20.3	43	9
150003000283	53	Ka Umeke Kaeo - PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1500 Kalanianaole Ave	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 961-0470	263	22	11.9	68.1%	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (24.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	161 (61.2%)	29 (11.0%)	$18,455			$9,187			$9,268	16.7			(n/a)
150003000275	54	Hakipuu Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	45-720 Keaahala Rd	Kaneohe	96744	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 235-9155	49	6	8.1	79.6%	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (20.4%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	26 (53.1%)	9 (18.4%)	$11,943			$3,067			$8,876	14.7			(n/a)
150003000050	55	Pahoa High & Intermediate School	Public	7-12	15-3038 Puna Rd	Pahoa	96778	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 965-2150	723	50	14.4	74.4%	80 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (28.9%)	73 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	271 (37.5%)	88 (12.2%)	$19,147			$2,115			$17,032	12.6	24.2	42	13
150003000069	56	Lahainaluna High School	Public	9-12	980 Lahainaluna Rd	Lahaina	96761	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 662-4000	1,037	68	15.2	45.9%	117 (11.3%)	6 (0.6%)	194 (18.7%)	345 (33.3%)	1 (0.1%)	266 (25.7%)	108 (10.4%)	$15,003			$1,001			$14,002	10.9	24.4	41	15
150003000278	57	Ke Ana Laahana - PCS	Public, Charter	7-12	160 Baker Ave	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 961-6228	34	2	17	38.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (17.6%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (67.6%)	4 (11.8%)	$13,572			$4,115			$9,457	8.3			(n/a)
150003000294	58	Kawaikini - NCPCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3-1821 J Kaumualii Hwy	Lihue	96766	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 632-2032	151	16	9.4	57.0%	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (17.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (76.2%)	7 (4.6%)	$9,276			$1,156			$8,120	7.2			(n/a)
150003000110	59	Waianae High School	Public	9-12	85-251 Farrington Hwy	Waianae	96792	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 697-7017	1,831	138	13.2	63.8%	61 (3.3%)	8 (0.4%)	399 (21.8%)	159 (8.7%)	4 (0.2%)	996 (54.4%)	204 (11.1%)	$16,097			$1,563			$14,534	7.1	13	47	12
150003000117	60	Nanakuli High & Intermediate School	Public	7-12	89-980 Nanakuli Ave	Waianae	96792	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 668-5823	960	76	12.6	69.3%	9 (0.9%)	12 (1.3%)	155 (16.1%)	57 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	637 (66.4%)	89 (9.3%)	$18,806			$1,980			$16,826	6.6	6.6	52	8

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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.