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Lanai High & Elementary School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
175th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 204 Hawaii Alternative Schools
Better than 14% of Hawaii alternative schools
Summary

Lanai High & Elementary School is a public alternative school located in Lanai City, Hawaii, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 567 students. The school is part of the Hawaii Department of Education district, which is ranked 1 out of 1 in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lanai High & Elementary School has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, with 90.2% in 2023-2024 and 89.0% in 2024-2025, which are above the state average. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and Hawaii State Assessments, is consistently lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, ranging from 21% to 43% proficient in English Language Arts and 9% to 33% proficient in Mathematics in 2023-2024. The school's science proficiency rates are also below the state averages, with 5th grade and 8th grade science proficiency at 29% and 15% respectively in 2023-2024.

The school has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 36.4% in 2023-2024 to 28.0% in 2024-2025, but this rate is still higher than the state's desired target. The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 41.62% to 47.88% over the past three school years, suggesting a higher proportion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Despite these challenges, the school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $18,195, which is higher than the state average, and the school has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.6 to 13.8 over the past three school years.

579
Students ?
14.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,195
Per pupil spending ?
43.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 555 Fraser Ave
       Lanai City, HI  96763

(808) 565-7900

District: Hawaii Department of Education

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
31.4%
Two or more races:
24.7%
Pacific Islander:
24.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2022 → 26th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2022
Worth a look
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school29%
Elementary school
175th of 204
Hawaii public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
61st of 84
Hawaii public middle schools ?
Bottom 27%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
46th of 62
Hawaii public high schools ?
Bottom 26%▲ up 20 pts since 2016
From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 26% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Hawaii High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 22Alternative Schools in the Hawaii Department of Education
1st of 1Hawaii Department of Education among Hawaii districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202516.8175 of 20414.2%★☆☆☆☆
202418.1179 of 20713.5%★☆☆☆☆
202325.6152 of 19522.1%★☆☆☆☆
202224.8154 of 19320.2%★☆☆☆☆
202123.0153 of 19621.9%★☆☆☆☆
201918.9172 of 19612.2%★☆☆☆☆
201811.7180 of 1936.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20175.3199 of 2073.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20166.2188 of 1953.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201526.1152 of 19421.6%★☆☆☆☆
201321.7174 of 19611.2%★☆☆☆☆
201227.5161 of 19517.4%★☆☆☆☆
201129.5155 of 19118.8%★☆☆☆☆
201040.3124 of 18332.2%★★☆☆☆
200942.2131 of 19131.4%★★☆☆☆
200835.7106 of 14627.4%★☆☆☆☆
200728.9150 of 19221.9%★☆☆☆☆
200624.3166 of 19414.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202493.721 of 16086.9%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202543.983 of 12533.6%★★☆☆☆
202457.2110 of 20345.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202512.2119 of 1233.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.9172 of 19813.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202453.893 of 16543.6%★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202518.596 of 11012.7%★☆☆☆☆
202421.7168 of 19614.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202522.2139 of 1539.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202445.5129 of 20737.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202525.9138 of 17119.3%★☆☆☆☆
202434.1162 of 20219.8%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202516.861 of 8427.4%★☆☆☆☆
202418.165 of 8927.0%★☆☆☆☆
202317.261 of 7316.4%★☆☆☆☆
202224.752 of 7227.8%★☆☆☆☆
202115.865 of 7311.0%★☆☆☆☆
20196.368 of 702.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.665 of 673.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20175.372 of 8212.2%★☆☆☆☆
20169.668 of 736.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201522.954 of 7225.0%★☆☆☆☆
201347.235 of 7653.9%★★★☆☆
201241.042 of 7342.5%★★☆☆☆
201149.031 of 7156.3%★★★☆☆
201060.025 of 6561.5%★★★☆☆
200942.241 of 6839.7%★★☆☆☆
200823.635 of 4623.9%★☆☆☆☆
200735.644 of 7138.0%★★☆☆☆
200648.031 of 6955.1%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202493.75 of 7193.0%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202543.920 of 5563.6%★★★☆☆
202457.230 of 8765.5%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202512.248 of 527.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.953 of 8134.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202453.828 of 6858.8%★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202518.541 of 5221.2%★☆☆☆☆
202421.763 of 8122.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202522.235 of 5940.7%★★☆☆☆
202445.536 of 8959.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202525.947 of 7436.5%★★☆☆☆
202434.156 of 8634.9%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202516.846 of 6225.8%★☆☆☆☆
202418.151 of 6723.9%★☆☆☆☆
202342.034 of 5335.8%★★☆☆☆
202219.245 of 5213.5%★☆☆☆☆
202126.039 of 4818.8%★☆☆☆☆
201938.436 of 5230.8%★★☆☆☆
201822.445 of 5315.1%★☆☆☆☆
20175.354 of 6314.3%★☆☆☆☆
20169.650 of 535.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201322.244 of 5621.4%★☆☆☆☆
201222.450 of 5813.8%★☆☆☆☆
201135.337 of 5633.9%★★☆☆☆
201025.546 of 5617.9%★☆☆☆☆
200941.235 of 5536.4%★★☆☆☆
200843.626 of 3933.3%★★☆☆☆
200739.541 of 6031.7%★★☆☆☆
200644.833 of 5641.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202493.72 of 5596.4%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202543.919 of 4153.7%★★★☆☆
202457.229 of 6555.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202512.230 of 339.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.945 of 5923.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202453.829 of 5244.2%★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202518.526 of 3218.8%★☆☆☆☆
202421.749 of 6119.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202522.230 of 3821.1%★☆☆☆☆
202445.535 of 6747.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankHawaii percentileRating
202525.936 of 5129.4%★★☆☆☆
202434.146 of 6428.1%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
African American (2024)87th percentile+73 vs school
Hispanic (2024)44th percentile+30 vs school
Asian (2025)34th percentile+19 vs school
White (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school
Pacific Islander (2025)13th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school
Middle school
African American (2024)93rd percentile+66 vs school
Asian (2025)64th percentile+36 vs school
Hispanic (2024)59th percentile+32 vs school
Special Education (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school
White (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school
Pacific Islander (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-20 vs school
High school
African American (2024)96th percentile+72 vs school
Asian (2025)54th percentile+28 vs school
Hispanic (2024)44th percentile+20 vs school
White (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school
Pacific Islander (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs Hawaii (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts39%
Science25%
Mathematics23%

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Students at Lanai High & Elementary School are 31% Asian, 25% Two or more races, 24% Pacific Islander, 16% Hispanic, 3% White.

Lanai High & Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Hawaii alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Lanai High & Elementary School.


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