Best Public Schools in Zip Code 96771

Summary:

The 96771 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: Mountain View Elementary School, a public school, and Na Wai Ola - PCS, a public charter school. While the schools have some notable differences, they both face challenges in terms of academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates.

Mountain View Elementary School has a significantly larger student population of 493 students, compared to Na Wai Ola - PCS with 96 students. However, Na Wai Ola - PCS has a much lower student-teacher ratio of 5.3, compared to Mountain View Elementary School's ratio of 13.8. In terms of test scores, Mountain View Elementary School has higher proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts (41.9%) and Mathematics (37.91%) compared to Na Wai Ola - PCS (26.32% and 16.07%, respectively). Both schools have significantly lower proficiency rates compared to the statewide averages, especially in Mathematics.

Both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, with Mountain View Elementary School at 42.7% and Na Wai Ola - PCS at 44.8% for the 2023-2024 school year. Mountain View Elementary School also has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 78.3%, compared to Na Wai Ola - PCS at 55.21%. Additionally, Mountain View Elementary School spends $17,850 per student, while Na Wai Ola - PCS spends $11,373 per student. Despite these differences, both schools have consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Hawaii Department of Education elementary schools over the past three school years.

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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
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18-1235 Volcano Hwy	Mountain View	96771	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 968-2300	493	36	13.8	78.3%	63 (12.8%)	2 (0.4%)	182 (36.9%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (27.6%)	94 (19.1%)	37.5	140^th of 207 public elementary schools	32.4%		9.8	185^th of 195 public elementary schools	5.1%	45	35.8	41.9	37.9	$17,850	$1,456	$16,394
Na Wai Ola - PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	18-1355 Volcano Hwy	Mountain View	96771	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 968-2318	96	18	5.3	55.2%	18 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (33.3%)	21 (21.9%)	9.1	194^th of 207 public elementary schools	6.3%		11	182^nd of 195 public elementary schools	6.7%	12	14.3	26.3	16.1	$11,373	$3,833	$7,540

Cities Near Zip Code 96771

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mountain View	1.4 mi	2	50^th
Keaau	6.13 mi	4	47^th
Hilo	9.61 mi	16	24^th
Pahoa	9.78 mi	4	45^th
Volcano	12.67 mi	1

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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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