Best Elementary Schools in Hawaii for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Hawaii!

Every year, the Hawaii State Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Hawaii test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 123)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
123	Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	966 Kilauea Ave	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 974-4160	354	25	14.1	65.0%	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (22.9%)	42 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (36.4%)	88 (24.9%)	$17,738			$1,684			$16,054	0.0%	6.4%	6.37%			150003000037
122	Naalehu Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	95-5545 Mamalahoa Hwy	Naalehu	96772	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 939-2413	412	29	14.2	76.0%	58 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (14.8%)	23 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	218 (52.9%)	50 (12.1%)	$18,324			$2,108			$16,216	0.8%	1.0%	0.17%			150003000048
121	Waianae Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	85-220 McArthur St	Waianae	96792	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 697-7083	407	31	13.1	86.7%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (28.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	239 (58.7%)	42 (10.3%)	$17,358			$1,921			$15,437	1.6%	5.9%	4.26%			150003000111
120	Kamaile Academy PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	85-180 Ala Akau St	Waianae	96792	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 697-7110	919	78	11.7	89.1%	20 (2.2%)	8 (0.9%)	274 (29.8%)	14 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	494 (53.8%)	108 (11.8%)	$11,720			$3,282			$8,438	2.4%	0.0%	2.44%			150003000240
119	Lanai High & Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	555 Fraser Ave	Lanai City	96763	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 565-7900	579	40	14.4	43.7%	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	95 (16.4%)	182 (31.4%)	1 (0.2%)	141 (24.4%)	143 (24.7%)	$18,195			$1,188			$17,007	3.3%	14.2%	10.96%			150003000070
118	Connections - New Century PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	174 Kamehameha Ave	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 961-3664	352	30	11.9	75.0%	53 (15.1%)	6 (1.7%)	87 (24.7%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (34.4%)	74 (21.0%)	$10,316			$1,747			$8,569	4.1%	2.9%	1.12%			150003000262
117	Kealakehe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	74-5118 Kealakaa St	Kailua Kona	96740	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 327-4308	924	64	14.5	68.2%	53 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	181 (19.6%)	78 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	446 (48.3%)	166 (18.0%)	$15,425			$1,328			$14,097	4.9%	4.4%	0.47%			150003000041
116	Daniel K Inouye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Waianae & Ayres Ave	Wahiawa	96786	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 622-6380	591	42	14	28.6%	262 (44.3%)	69 (11.7%)	136 (23.0%)	26 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	80 (13.5%)	$15,984			$1,114			$14,870	5.7%	51.5%	45.78%			150003000173
115	Kau High & Pahala Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	96-3150 Pikake St	Pahala	96777	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 928-2088	488	44	11.2	67.0%	42 (8.6%)	4 (0.8%)	73 (15.0%)	65 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	227 (46.5%)	77 (15.8%)	$19,124			$2,487			$16,637	6.5%	8.3%	1.83%			150003000038
114	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	7.3%	29.9%	22.58%			150003000247

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.