Best High Schools in Hawaii for Pacific Islander 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, Pacific Islander 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 (Pacific Islander vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 61)	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 (Pacific Islander)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Pacific Islander)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
150003000274	1	Myron B. Thompson Academy - New Century PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1040 Richards St	Honolulu	96813	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 441-8000	523	20	26.1	12.6%	189 (36.1%)	13 (2.5%)	21 (4.0%)	125 (23.9%)	5 (1.0%)	117 (22.4%)	53 (10.1%)	$7,979			$299			$7,680	98.4%	98.5%	0.15%
150003000282	2	Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15-1397 Post Office Rd	Pahoa	96778	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 965-3730	683	48	14.2	74.8%	266 (38.9%)	8 (1.2%)	151 (22.1%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (15.8%)	140 (20.5%)	$9,655			$1,209			$8,446	96.7%	58.2%	38.51%
150003000275	3	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	95.1%	19.4%	75.68%
150003000228	4	Henry J Kaiser High School	Public	9-12	511 Lunalilo Home Rd	Honolulu	96825	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 394-1200	1,160	65	17.8	12.6%	233 (20.1%)	9 (0.8%)	133 (11.5%)	389 (33.5%)	4 (0.3%)	137 (11.8%)	255 (22.0%)	$15,615			$1,354			$14,261	93.4%	89.6%	3.89%
150003000098	5	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	91.8%	4.5%	87.33%
150003000265	6	West Hawaii Explorations Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	73-4500 Kahilihili St	Kailua Kona	96740	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 327-4751	274	25	10.9	41.6%	121 (44.2%)	2 (0.7%)	41 (15.0%)	16 (5.8%)	2 (0.7%)	42 (15.3%)	50 (18.2%)	$8,444			$619			$7,825	90.2%	73.1%	17.03%
150003000163	7	Kalani High School	Public	9-12	4680 Kalanianaole Hwy	Honolulu	96821	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 377-7744	1,414	83	17	16.9%	121 (8.6%)	9 (0.6%)	104 (7.4%)	814 (57.6%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (6.7%)	269 (19.0%)	$14,819			$1,061			$13,758	88.5%	97.0%	8.49%
150003000100	8	Castle High School	Public	9-12	45-386 Kaneohe Bay Dr	Kaneohe	96744	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 233-5600	1,108	79	14.1	46.7%	74 (6.7%)	4 (0.4%)	200 (18.1%)	198 (17.9%)	2 (0.2%)	430 (38.8%)	200 (18.1%)	$16,522			$1,302			$15,220	86.9%	61.2%	25.69%
150003000141	9	Waialua High & Intermediate School	Public	7-12	67-160 Farrington Hwy	Waialua	96791	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 637-8200	621	44	14.1	43.0%	122 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (19.6%)	115 (18.5%)	2 (0.3%)	110 (17.7%)	150 (24.2%)	$17,713			$1,899			$15,814	85.2%	71.6%	13.60%
150003000295	10	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	83.6%	77.6%	5.99%

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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:

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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.