Molokai High School

Molokai High School is a public school in Hoolehua, Hawaii serving about 344 students in grades 9–12 under the Hawaii Department of Education, the state's single statewide district, and because there are no other schools within 20 miles, the most useful comparison for families is with Hawaii's high schools as a whole rather than with nearby campuses.

The school's overall standing has been weak for a decade: it ranked 57th of 65 Hawaii high schools (12th percentile) in 2025–26, and in most recent years it has landed in the bottom quarter of the state. The one bright spot was 2023–24, when it reached the 36th percentile — its best year on record — before falling back. Mathematics is the most consistent concern. Math proficiency never exceeded 13% across four reporting years and averaged roughly 5%, making it the clearest place to concentrate extra help. English language arts is comparatively stronger but swings widely — 19%, then 44.59%, then 24%, then 38% — the kind of movement a school this small produces when one class's results shift the whole number.

Two recent signals pull in opposite directions. Chronic absenteeism improved slightly, from 35.5% to 34.0% (still about one in three students), and test scores rose, yet the graduation rate fell about 6.1 points to 83.0% — the most consequential negative change on the record. Different groups of students also have quite different experiences: English learners and students with disabilities sit at opposite ends of the state distribution, and students from low-income families, roughly three-quarters of enrollment, rank near the bottom. With about 85–90 students per grade, these subgroup results rest on small numbers and are better treated as leads than conclusions. Class size (13.2 students per teacher) and per-pupil spending ($21,521) suggest resources are not the obvious limit.