Best Public Schools in Haiku, HI

Summary:

Haiku, Hawaii is home to a single elementary school, Haiku Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has an enrollment of 352 students. As the sole educational option for the Haiku community, Haiku Elementary plays a vital role in the area's academic landscape.

Haiku Elementary School's statewide ranking has placed it in the middle of Hawaii's elementary schools in recent years, earning a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. While the school's test scores show mixed performance, with 51% of students proficient or better in ELA and Math, and 33% proficient or better in Science, the high chronic absenteeism rate of 36.0% may be contributing to these lower academic outcomes. The school serves a socioeconomically disadvantaged population, with 54.26% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite the school's average statewide ranking, Haiku Elementary appears to be well-resourced, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.6 and high per-student spending of $16,016 in 2018-2019. However, the data suggests there may be opportunities to improve the effectiveness of these investments and better support student success at the school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				HSA Science (2025)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Haiku Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Pauwela Rd	Haiku	96708	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 575-3000	336	22	15.2	53.0%	150 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (21.7%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (13.4%)	63 (18.8%)	46.7	113^th of 204 public elementary schools	44.6%		52.8	108^th of 207 public elementary schools	47.8%	5	33.0	51.0	51.0	$16,016	$1,511	$14,505

Cities Near Haiku

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Makawao	3.89 mi	4	16^th
Paia	4.32 mi	1	24^th
Kula	10.57 mi	1	23^rd
Kahului	11.43 mi	5	17^th
Wailuku	12.59 mi	5	31^st

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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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