Best High Schools in Hawaii for White 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, White 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 (White vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 64)	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 (White)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (White)	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%	0.07%
150003000150	2	Admiral Arthur W Radford High School	Public	9-12	4361 Salt Lake Blvd	Honolulu	96818	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 421-4200	1,267	69	18.3	23.0%	390 (30.8%)	96 (7.6%)	241 (19.0%)	252 (19.9%)	5 (0.4%)	108 (8.5%)	175 (13.8%)	$15,449			$1,008			$14,441	96.9%	88.1%	8.82%
150003000052	3	Waiakea High School	Public	9-12	155 W Kawili St	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 974-4888	1,297	77	16.8	42.7%	128 (9.9%)	5 (0.4%)	256 (19.7%)	299 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	365 (28.1%)	244 (18.8%)	$16,204			$1,517			$14,687	95.3%	91.0%	4.27%
150003000075	4	Molokai High School	Public	9-12	2140 Farrington Ave	Hoolehua	96729	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 567-6950	381	24	15.8	75.6%	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	29 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	303 (79.5%)	23 (6.0%)	$21,521			$2,150			$19,371	93.8%	35.8%	57.93%
150003000102	5	Mililani High School	Public	9-12	95-1200 Meheula Pkwy	Mililani	96789	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 627-7747	2,565	151	16.9	17.8%	218 (8.5%)	49 (1.9%)	462 (18.0%)	897 (35.0%)	4 (0.2%)	305 (11.9%)	630 (24.6%)	$14,669			$1,144			$13,525	92.2%	95.5%	3.33%
150003000012	6	Kalaheo High School	Public	9-12	730 Iliaina St	Kailua	96734	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 254-7900	856	49	17.4	18.5%	367 (42.9%)	23 (2.7%)	163 (19.0%)	76 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (9.7%)	143 (16.7%)	$16,563			$1,125			$15,438	90.6%	92.5%	1.91%
150003000193	7	President William McKinley High School	Public	9-12	1039 South King St	Honolulu	96814	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 594-0400	1,502	90	16.7	50.2%	26 (1.7%)	22 (1.5%)	127 (8.5%)	763 (50.8%)	1 (0.1%)	388 (25.8%)	175 (11.7%)	$15,909			$1,348			$14,561	89.1%	74.6%	14.44%
150003000043	8	Kohala High School	Public	9-12	54-3611 Akoni Pule Hwy	Kapaau	96755	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 889-7117	275	23	12.2	52.7%	31 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)	63 (22.9%)	2 (0.7%)	105 (38.2%)	54 (19.6%)	$22,548			$3,369			$19,179	87.5%	64.2%	23.32%
150003000163	9	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	85.9%	97.0%	11.08%
150003000273	10	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	84.4%	85.1%	0.70%

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.