Best Elementary Schools in Hawaii for White 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, White 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 (White vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 171)	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 (White)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (White)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
171	Ka Umeke Kaeo - PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1500 Kalanianaole Ave	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 961-0470	292	23	12.6	67.5%	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (22.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (60.3%)	40 (13.7%)	$18,455			$9,187			$9,268	0.0%	7.4%	7.35%			150003000283
170	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	0.6%	0.0%	0.58%			150003000240
169	Makaha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	84-200 Ala Naauao Pl	Waianae	96792	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 695-7900	409	36	11.3	79.2%	17 (4.2%)	3 (0.7%)	158 (38.6%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	167 (40.8%)	55 (13.4%)	$18,134			$1,861			$16,273	1.2%	7.8%	6.67%			150003000124
168	Hana High & Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4111 Hana Hwy	Hana	96713	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 248-4815	368	28	13.1	71.2%	28 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (16.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	247 (67.1%)	28 (7.6%)	$21,389			$2,597			$18,792	1.8%	10.8%	9.03%			150003000058
167	Pahoa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15-3030 Puna Rd	Pahoa	96778	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 965-2141	402	29	13.8	81.8%	43 (10.7%)	4 (1.0%)	123 (30.6%)	19 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	126 (31.3%)	85 (21.1%)	$17,183			$1,406			$15,777	2.3%	6.9%	4.52%			150003000234
166	Kanuikapono - PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4333 Kukuihale Rd	Anahola	96703	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 823-9160	191	24	7.9	70.7%	29 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (18.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	92 (48.2%)	32 (16.8%)	$11,474			$2,653			$8,821	2.9%	0.5%	2.43%			150003000289
165	Princess Nahienaena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	816 Niheu St	Lahaina	96761	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 662-4020	433	40	10.8	51.5%	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (14.1%)	171 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (27.0%)	69 (15.9%)	$14,848			$1,042			$13,806	3.5%	12.3%	8.75%			150003000237
164	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	4.1%	16.2%	12.08%			150003000023
163	Waimanalo Elementary & Intermediate School	Public	PK, KG-8	41-1330 Kalanianaole Hwy	Waimanalo	96795	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 259-0460	344	27	12.7	79.4%	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	84 (24.4%)	22 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	188 (54.7%)	42 (12.2%)	$18,181			$2,048			$16,133	4.7%	3.9%	0.76%			150003000026
162	Ka Waihona o ka Naauao - PCS	Public, Charter	K-8	89-195 Farrington Hwy	Waianae	96792	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 668-9030	707	48	14.7	61.7%	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	177 (25.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	461 (65.2%)	55 (7.8%)	$9,080			$771			$8,309	5.3%	3.4%	1.83%			150003000286

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.