Best Public Schools in Haleiwa, HI

Summary:

The city of Haleiwa, Hawaii is home to two strong-performing elementary schools: Sunset Beach Elementary School and Haleiwa Elementary School. Both schools have consistently ranked in the top half of Hawaii elementary schools over the past few years, with Sunset Beach Elementary ranking as high as 64th out of 204 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Sunset Beach Elementary stands out with particularly strong test scores, with 61% of students proficient or better in ELA and Science, and 56% proficient or better in Math for the 2024-2025 school year. Haleiwa Elementary also has solid test scores, with 62% proficient or better in Math. Both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with Sunset Beach at 13:1 and Haleiwa at 13.9:1, indicating smaller class sizes and potentially more individualized attention for students.

While both schools are performing well, there are some notable differences between them. Haleiwa Elementary has a much higher rate of free/reduced lunch recipients at 52.47%, compared to 25.66% at Sunset Beach Elementary, suggesting that Haleiwa Elementary serves a more economically disadvantaged student population. Additionally, Sunset Beach Elementary has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 28%, compared to 21% at Haleiwa Elementary, which could be an area for potential improvement.

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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
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	359	30	11.9	29.0%	173 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.6%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.3%)	85 (23.7%)	75.6	64^th of 204 public elementary schools	68.6%		74.6	70^th of 207 public elementary schools	66.2%	6	61.0	61.0	56.0	$15,255	$870	$14,385
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	196	15	13.0	56.1%	43 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (26.5%)	14 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (19.4%)	49 (25.0%)	61.4	90^th of 204 public elementary schools	55.9%		71.4	76^th of 207 public elementary schools	63.3%	14	42.0	55.0	62.0	$17,895	$1,193	$16,702

Cities Near Haleiwa

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waialua	1.67 mi	2	8^th
Wahiawa	7.16 mi	11	20^th
Mililani	10.68 mi	7	1^st
Waianae	10.98 mi	11	52^nd
Kahuku	11.32 mi	2	39^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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