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)
150003000225	21	Aliiolani Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 7th Ave	Honolulu	96816	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 733-4750	255	18	14.1	49.0%	10 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	50 (19.6%)	92 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.6%)	57 (22.4%)	$18,268			$1,902			$16,366	91.1	75	46	25
150003000154	22	Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	520 Main St	Honolulu	96818	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 421-4165	533	38	14.2	24.6%	244 (45.8%)	34 (6.4%)	126 (23.6%)	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	97 (18.2%)	$15,557			$1,002			$14,555	90.6	86.2	26	4
150003000104	23	Moanalua Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1337 Mahiole St	Honolulu	96819	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 831-7878	671	37	18.1	19.4%	43 (6.4%)	16 (2.4%)	89 (13.3%)	305 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.6%)	167 (24.9%)	$14,796			$1,136			$13,660	90.3	86.8	24	1
150003000014	24	Kapunahala Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	45-828 Anoi Rd	Kaneohe	96744	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 233-5650	456	37	12.3	47.1%	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (21.3%)	66 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (32.9%)	137 (30.0%)	$15,998			$1,189			$14,809	89.9	77	40	16
150003000113	25	Pearl City Highlands School	Public	PK, KG-6	1419 Waimanalo Home Rd	Pearl City	96782	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 453-6470	530	33	16	23.2%	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	91 (17.2%)	243 (45.8%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (11.7%)	119 (22.5%)	$14,317			$841			$13,476	89.9	86.4	25
150003000027	26	Ernest Bowen DeSilva Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	278 Ainako Ave	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 974-4855	486	24	20.2	29.0%	54 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (22.8%)	70 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (15.4%)	176 (36.2%)	$15,582			$1,242			$14,340	89.6	89.5	20	6
150003000017	27	Laie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	55-109 Kulanui St	Laie	96762	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 293-8965	662	39	16.9	51.5%	108 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.1%)	23 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	270 (40.8%)	212 (32.0%)	$15,421			$1,156			$14,265	89.6	82.1	30	3
150003000291	28	Keoneula Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	91-970 Kaileolea Dr	Ewa Beach	96706	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 689-1380	932	57	16.3	22.6%	106 (11.4%)	18 (1.9%)	176 (18.9%)	273 (29.3%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (11.1%)	256 (27.5%)	$14,110			$1,021			$13,089	89.2	74.5	47	19
150003000011	29	Kainalu Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	165 Kaiholu St	Kailua	96734	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 266-7835	517	34	15.2	16.6%	234 (45.3%)	3 (0.6%)	92 (17.8%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.7%)	125 (24.2%)	$17,045			$1,216			$15,829	88.7	88.3	22	7
150003000197	30	President Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Auwaiolimu St	Honolulu	96813	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 587-4480	357	26	13.7	57.4%	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	67 (18.8%)	88 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (32.5%)	67 (18.8%)	$18,745			$2,022			$16,723	88.4	80.1	36	6

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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.