Best Middle Schools in Hawaii

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the HSA and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the Hawaii State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 84)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
51	William P Jarrett Middle School	Public	6-8	1903 Palolo Ave	Honolulu	96816	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 733-4888	283	21	13.4	76.3%	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.0%)	40 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (57.6%)	38 (13.4%)	$19,198			$1,695			$17,503	23.2	39.5	37	14		150003000218
52	Kahuku High & Intermediate School	Public	7-12	56-490 Kamehameha Hwy	Kahuku	96731	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 293-8950	1,433	98	14.6	50.2%	228 (15.9%)	5 (0.3%)	168 (11.7%)	66 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	591 (41.2%)	373 (26.0%)	$16,622			$1,454			$15,168	21.9	31.9	43	9		150003000007
53	Kua o ka La - NCPCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	345 Makalika	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 981-5866	185	13	14.8	74.1%	28 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (26.5%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (35.1%)	38 (20.5%)	$17,711			$6,696			$11,015	21.8	21.2	60	7		150003000288
54	Princess Ruth Keelikolani Middle School	Public	6-8	1302 Queen Emma St	Honolulu	96813	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 587-4400	354	26	13.6	77.1%	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.6%)	73 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	190 (53.7%)	42 (11.9%)	$17,324			$2,012			$15,312	21.6	20.3	61	7		150003000223
55	Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School	Public	6-8	1803 Kam IV Rd	Honolulu	96819	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 832-3340	564	45	12.5	75.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	164 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	300 (53.2%)	64 (11.3%)	$17,290			$2,203			$15,087	19.2	11.3	74	19		150003000222
56	Lokelani Intermediate School	Public	6-8	1401 Liloa Dr	Kihei	96753	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 875-6800	486	36	13.5	53.7%	90 (18.5%)	1 (0.2%)	141 (29.0%)	98 (20.2%)	2 (0.4%)	78 (16.0%)	76 (15.6%)	$16,430			$1,486			$14,944	18.8	24.2	55	1		150003000238
57	Ke Kula o Samuel M Kamakau - A Laboratory PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	46-500 Kuneki St	Kaneohe	96744	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 235-9175	148	11	13.4	41.9%	7 (4.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.8%)	3 (2.0%)	115 (77.7%)	3 (2.0%)	$15,075			$6,107			$8,968	18.6	28.7	49	8		150003000276
58	Puohala Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	45-233 Kulauli St	Kaneohe	96744	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 233-5660	320	20	16	53.8%	4 (1.3%)	3 (0.9%)	75 (23.4%)	18 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	164 (51.3%)	55 (17.2%)	$18,141			$1,911			$16,230	18.5	19.2	62	4		150003000023
59	Molokai Middle School	Public	7-8	2175 Lihipali Ave	Hoolehua	96729	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 567-6940	176	15	12.1	83.5%	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (77.8%)	16 (9.1%)	$18,574			$1,753			$16,821	17.6	25.6	52	7		150003000290
60	Kohala Middle School	Public	6-8	53-4155 Akoni Pule Hwy	Kapaau	96755	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 889-7119	172	10	17.2	49.4%	21 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (30.8%)	27 (15.7%)	2 (1.2%)	38 (22.1%)	31 (18.0%)	$18,267			$1,547			$16,720	16.8	21.8	58	2		150003000267

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, HSA Science, HSA Biology I test scores released by the Hawaii State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 18, 2025, 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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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.