Best Public Schools in Waikoloa, HI

Summary:

The city of Waikoloa, Hawaii has only one school serving grades PK-8, Waikoloa Elementary and Middle School. This school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 150th out of 195 Hawaii elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 143rd out of 204 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on standardized tests is below the state average, with only 41% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 33% in Mathematics, and 42% in Science in 2024-2025.

Waikoloa Elementary and Middle School serves a student population with significant economic challenges, with 51.1% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $16,262, which is higher than the state average. However, despite the higher spending, the school's performance is still lagging behind the state average, raising questions about the effective use of resources and the need to explore ways to improve the school's educational outcomes.

With only one school in the data set, it is difficult to make meaningful comparisons and identify areas for improvement. Expanding the data set to include more schools in the Waikoloa area or the Hawaii Department of Education would provide a better context for analysis and help identify best practices that could be applied to Waikoloa Elementary and Middle 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
Waikoloa Elementary and Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	68-1730 Hooko St	Waikoloa	96738	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 883-6808	732	59	12.4	51.5%	119 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	164 (22.4%)	71 (9.7%)	3 (0.4%)	226 (30.9%)	149 (20.4%)	32.7	143^rd of 204 public elementary schools	29.9%		30.2	153^rd of 207 public elementary schools	26.1%	10	42.0	41.0	33.0	$16,262	$1,337	$14,925

Cities Near Waikoloa

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kailua Kona	14.61 mi	6	22^nd
Holualoa	16.37 mi	1	15^th
Kamuela	17.03 mi	3	33^rd
Kealakekua	21.89 mi	5	40^th
Captain Cook	26.19 mi	2	25^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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