Best Cities in Hawaii for Schools

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Rank (of 53)	City	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	# Private Schools*	Rank score (2026)	Rank (2025)	Rank change from 2025
1^st	Hanalei	1	0	0	0	0	0.916	5	4
2^nd	Mililani	5	1	1	0	3	0.868	1	1
3^rd	Pearl City	7	1	1	0	2	0.814	2	1
4^th	Laie	1	0	0	0	0	0.803	9	5
5^th	Waialua	1	0	1	0	1	0.711	8	3
6^th	Kailua	9	1	3	0	9	0.704	7	1
7^th	Kilauea	1	1	0	0	2	0.7	3	4
8^th	Kaaawa	1	0	0	0	0	0.685	4	4
9^th	Haleiwa	2	0	0	0	0	0.672	12	3
10^th	Kalaheo	1	0	0	0	0	0.645	11	1
11^th	Honolulu	49	13	9	5	46	0.639	10	1
12^th	Waipahu	6	1	1	1	4	0.636	13	1
13^th	Koloa	2	0	0	0	0	0.625	6	7
14^th	Holualoa	1	0	0	0	1	0.601	15	1
15^th	Wahiawa	7	2	1	0	2	0.596	20	5
16^th	Kula	1	0	0	0	1	0.581	23	7
17^th	Kahului	3	1	1	0	3	0.579	17
18^th	Ewa Beach	7	3	1	0	5	0.546	14	4
19^th	Haiku	1	0	0	0	1	0.537	27	8
20^th	Kailua Kona	3	1	2	0	5	0.533	22	2
21^st	Makawao	2	1	1	0	4	0.533	16	5
22^nd	Honokaa	1	0	1	0	0	0.532	26	4
23^rd	Aiea	5	1	1	0	4	0.518	18	5
24^th	Lihue	2	1	1	1	2	0.508	29	5
25^th	Kapaau	1	1	1	0	0	0.504	37	12
26^th	Kapolei	5	1	3	0	3	0.489	19	7
27^th	Captain Cook	2	0	0	0	1	0.488	25	2
28^th	Wailuku	3	1	1	0	5	0.457	31	3
29^th	Kahuku	1	0	1	0	0	0.457	39	10
30^th	Waimea	0	1	1	1	0	0.435	44	14
31^st	Hilo	8	2	3	3	4	0.435	35	4
32^nd	Kihei	2	1	1	1	2	0.401	28	4
33^rd	Waikoloa	1	0	0	0	0	0.379	32	1
34^th	Kaneohe	8	1	2	1	6	0.367	30	4
35^th	Kealakekua	2	1	1	1	0	0.358	40	5
36^th	Kamuela	1	1	0	1	4	0.343	33	3
37^th	Hauula	1	0	0	0	1	0.34	34	3
38^th	Pahoa	2	0	1	1	1	0.339	45	7
39^th	Lahaina	2	1	1	0	3	0.327	42	3
40^th	Waimanalo	3	0	0	0	0	0.319	41	1
41^st	Eleele	1	0	0	0	0	0.31	21	20
42^nd	Paia	1	0	0	0	1	0.305	24	18
43^rd	Kekaha	1	0	0	2	1	0.296	50	7
44^th	Kapaa	1	1	1	0	2	0.259	43	1
45^th	Maunaloa	1	0	0	0	0	0.246	51	6
46^th	Kualapuu	1	0	0	0	1	0.236	49	3
47^th	Papaikou	1	0	0	0	0	0.212	38	9
48^th	Keaau	2	1	1	0	4	0.175	36	12
49^th	Hoolehua	0	1	1	0	0	0.173	47	2
50^th	Kaunakakai	2	0	0	0	1	0.163	46	4
51^st	Mountain View	2	0	0	0	0	0.121	48	3
52^nd	Waianae	7	1	2	1	3	0.107	52
53^rd	Naalehu	1	0	0	0	0	0.044	53

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About our rankings:

* Private schools are not used in determining city rank.
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the Hawaii State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 19, 2026, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Hawaii State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Hawaii State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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