Best Elementary 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 204)	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
141	Waimea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	67-1225 Mamalahoa Hwy	Kamuela	96743	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 887-7636	474	33	14.3	54.0%	35 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (20.3%)	41 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	184 (38.8%)	118 (24.9%)	$17,475			$1,942			$15,533	33	37.7	139	2		150003000055
142	Kohala Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	54-3609 Akoni Pule Hwy	Kapaau	96755	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 889-7100	381	26	14.6	55.9%	40 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (31.0%)	33 (8.7%)	2 (0.5%)	98 (25.7%)	90 (23.6%)	$17,377			$1,199			$16,178	32.8	37.2	142			150003000250
143	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%)	$16,262			$1,337			$14,925	32.7	30.2	153	10		150003000247
144	Kaunakakai Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Ailoa St	Kaunakakai	96748	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 533-1730	282	19	14.8	78.4%	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.7%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	185 (65.6%)	48 (17.0%)	$19,132			$2,084			$17,048	32.2	36.5	143	1		150003000062
145	Waihee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2125 Kahekili Hwy	Wailuku	96793	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 984-5644	572	38	15	57.7%	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	101 (17.7%)	87 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	257 (44.9%)	105 (18.4%)	$16,736			$1,497			$15,239	32	38.2	137	8		150003000079
146	Kihei Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 E Lipoa St	Kihei	96753	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 875-6818	727	59	12.3	65.7%	98 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (27.0%)	158 (21.7%)	2 (0.3%)	156 (21.5%)	117 (16.1%)	$16,149			$1,485			$14,664	30.5	45.3	130	16		150003000064
147	Kanu o ka Aina - New Century PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	64-1043 Hiiaka St	Kamuela	96743	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 887-8144	696	50	14	56.6%	152 (21.8%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.3%)	19 (2.7%)	434 (62.4%)	20 (2.9%)	$9,697			$634			$9,063	29.9	27.4	158	11		150003000263
148	Prince Jonah Kalanianaole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	27-330 Old Mamalahoa Hwy	Papaikou	96781	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 313-5200	183	15	12.2	70.5%	17 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (30.6%)	23 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (29.0%)	34 (18.6%)	$19,667			$2,665			$17,002	29	6	201	53		150003000036
149	Kahuku Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	56-170 Pualalea St	Kahuku	96731	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 293-8980	339	24	14.1	64.0%	28 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.6%)	26 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	170 (50.1%)	69 (20.4%)	$15,970			$1,255			$14,715	28.8	30.8	152	3		150003000236
150	Reverend Benjamin Parker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	45-259 Waikalua Rd	Kaneohe	96744	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 233-5686	234	21	11.1	59.0%	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (26.9%)	29 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (36.8%)	47 (20.1%)	$20,233			$1,624			$18,609	28.7	45.8	128	22		150003000021

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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.