Best Middle Schools in Hawaii for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Hawaii!

Every year, the Hawaii State Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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 (Special Education vs All Students - 2024)
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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
150003000304	1	Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	2-4035 Kaumualii Hwy	Koloa	96756	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 635-5110	201	11	18.2	18.9%	123 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	11 (5.5%)	34 (16.9%)	$8,858			$479			$8,379	98.9%	92.1%	6.74%
150003000278	2	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	97.8%	14.6%	83.15%
150003000277	3	Innovations - PCS	Public, Charter	K-8	75-5815 Queen Kaahumanu Hwy	Kailua Kona	96740	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 331-3130	240	14	17.7	48.8%	74 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (20.8%)	23 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.6%)	70 (29.2%)	$8,835			$951			$7,884	96.6%	88.8%	7.87%
150003000295	4	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	95.5%	79.8%	15.73%
150003000156	5	Moanalua Middle School	Public	7-8	1289 Mahiole St	Honolulu	96819	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 831-7850	692	44	15.9	28.9%	89 (12.9%)	27 (3.9%)	114 (16.5%)	250 (36.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (10.1%)	140 (20.2%)	$14,589			$1,108			$13,481	94.4%	95.5%	1.12%
150003000298	6	School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability	Public, Charter	6-8	1728 Nuuanu Ave	Honolulu	96817	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 677-3377	176	17	10.3	17.6%	49 (27.8%)	2 (1.1%)	24 (13.6%)	37 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.4%)	44 (25.0%)	$9,648			$1,021			$8,627	93.3%	93.3%	%
150003000098	7	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	92.1%	4.5%	87.64%
150003000010	8	Kailua Intermediate School	Public	7-8	145 South Kainalu Dr	Kailua	96734	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 263-1500	706	51	13.8	31.0%	243 (34.4%)	19 (2.7%)	147 (20.8%)	55 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	115 (16.3%)	125 (17.7%)	$15,147			$1,074			$14,073	91.0%	91.0%	%
150003000192	9	Niu Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	310 Halemaumau St	Honolulu	96821	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 377-2440	772	46	16.7	13.7%	149 (19.3%)	3 (0.4%)	82 (10.6%)	274 (35.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.4%)	206 (26.7%)	$14,536			$1,057			$13,479	89.9%	94.4%	4.49%
150003000046	10	Laupahoehoe Community - PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	35-2065 Mamalahoa Hwy	Laupahoehoe	96764	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 962-2200	320	26	12.3	59.1%	104 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (23.1%)	27 (8.4%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (12.5%)	73 (22.8%)	$10,823			$2,828			$7,995	88.8%	40.4%	48.31%

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.