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
71	Lanakila Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	717 North Kuakini St	Honolulu	96817	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 587-4466	287	22	13	67.2%	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	147 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (32.8%)	25 (8.7%)	$17,018			$1,898			$15,120	71.5	69.8	80	9		150003000202
72	Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 C Ave	Honolulu	96818	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 421-4245	371	29	12.7	23.7%	162 (43.7%)	37 (10.0%)	70 (18.9%)	20 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.5%)	66 (17.8%)	$17,330			$996			$16,334	71.2	85.5	40	32		150003000152
73	Kalaheo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Maka Rd	Kalaheo	96741	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 332-6801	371	27	14	37.5%	51 (13.7%)	3 (0.8%)	82 (22.1%)	32 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (19.9%)	129 (34.8%)	$17,062			$1,397			$15,665	70.9	85	41	32		150003000083
74	Makakilo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	92-675 Anipeahi St	Kapolei	96707	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 672-1122	454	32	14.1	47.4%	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (23.1%)	106 (23.3%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (16.5%)	144 (31.7%)	$15,720			$936			$14,784	70.7	74.7	69	5		150003000123
75	Kapalama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 North School St	Honolulu	96817	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 832-3290	476	37	12.8	56.3%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.2%)	291 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.5%)	74 (15.5%)	$15,866			$1,539			$14,327	70.5	80.1	53	22		150003000207
76	Waialae Elementary - PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1045 19th Ave	Honolulu	96816	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 733-4880	495	40	12.3	25.3%	53 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (14.3%)	147 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	187 (37.8%)	$8,816			$1,180			$7,636	70.1	76	65	11		150003000183
77	University Laboratory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1776 University Ave	Honolulu	96822	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 956-7833	450	42	10.8	8.0%	76 (16.9%)	11 (2.4%)	12 (2.7%)	259 (57.6%)	3 (0.7%)	73 (16.2%)	16 (3.6%)	$8,717			$282			$8,435	69.6	74.1	73	4		150003000273
78	Honaunau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	83-5360 Mamalahoa Hwy	Captain Cook	96704	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 328-2727	148	11	13.4	93.2%	18 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (41.2%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (27.0%)	24 (16.2%)	$18,198			$1,976			$16,222	68.6	67.9	84	6		150003000033
79	Makawao Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3542 Baldwin Ave	Makawao	96768	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 573-8770	463	34	13.6	51.6%	97 (21.0%)	1 (0.2%)	125 (27.0%)	20 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (23.1%)	113 (24.4%)	$17,005			$1,607			$15,398	67.6	48.5	118	39		150003000072
80	Makalapa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4435 Salt Lake Blvd	Honolulu	96818	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 421-4110	579	38	15.2	46.6%	121 (20.9%)	45 (7.8%)	117 (20.2%)	136 (23.5%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.1%)	95 (16.4%)	$17,592			$1,624			$15,968	67.4	75.5	66	14		150003000107

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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.