Best Public Schools in Zip Code 96712

Summary:

The 96712 zip code area is home to two high-performing elementary schools, Sunset Beach Elementary School and Haleiwa Elementary School, both serving students from the Hawaii Department of Education. These schools demonstrate strong academic achievement, consistently outperforming state averages on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Sunset Beach Elementary has 366 students, while Haleiwa Elementary has 228 students. The schools have diverse student populations, with Sunset Beach having a higher percentage of White students and Haleiwa having a more diverse racial/ethnic makeup. Both schools maintain a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating they are performing above average. Sunset Beach has a lower chronic absenteeism rate compared to Haleiwa, but Haleiwa has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and a higher spending per student.

Overall, the data highlights two high-performing elementary schools in the 96712 zip code area that are providing quality education to their students. While the schools have some differences in their student demographics and resource allocation, they both demonstrate a commitment to academic excellence and are ranked in the top half of Hawaii elementary schools by SchoolDigger.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				HSA Science (2024)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2024)	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	HSA Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Haleiwa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	66-505 Haleiwa Rd	Haleiwa	96712	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 637-8237	228	16	14.2	55.3%	50 (21.9%)	2 (0.9%)	54 (23.7%)	28 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (16.7%)	56 (24.6%)	71.4	76^th of 207 public elementary schools	63.3%		66.3	63^rd of 195 public elementary schools	67.7%	13	54.8	57.0	54.7	$17,895	$1,193	$16,702
Sunset Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	59-360 Kamehameha Hwy	Haleiwa	96712	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 638-8777	366	27	13.5	27.9%	175 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.5%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.6%)	93 (25.4%)	74.6	70^th of 207 public elementary schools	66.2%		61.8	73^rd of 195 public elementary schools	62.6%	3	48.2	59.5	58.1	$15,255	$870	$14,385

Cities Near Zip Code 96712

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Haleiwa	0.89 mi	2	9^th
Waialua	1.67 mi	2	7^th
Wahiawa	7.16 mi	11	20^th
Mililani	10.68 mi	7	2^nd
Waianae	10.98 mi	11	49^th

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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.

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