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Waianae High School

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Waianae High School ranks 39 th of 65 Hawaii high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 65 Hawaii High Schools

Better than 40% of Hawaii high schools

Summary

Waianae High School is a public school in Waianae, HI, serving grades 9–12 with 1,551 students as part of the Hawaii Department of Education. Its 2025–2026 state rank is 39th of 65 high schools (40th percentile, 2 stars), up from 12th percentile in 2023–2024 and 29th in 2024–2025. Proficiency has risen sharply: ELA from 22.75% to 52%, math from 6.87% to 25%, and Biology I from 10.89% to 16%. However, 61.64% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, 46.0% were chronically absent, and the graduation rate was 75.0%, down from 77.6%.

Compared with nearby schools, the school’s 52% ELA proficiency is above Nanakuli High & Intermediate School (33%), Kapolei Charter School by Goodwill Hawaii (36%), and DreamHouse Ewa Beach (38%), and close to Kapolei High School (51%). It trails Waialua High & Intermediate School (60%), Pearl City High School (63%), Waipahu High School (65%), and Mililani High School (66%). Math shows a similar pattern: 25% is above Nanakuli (11%), Kapolei Charter (8%), and DreamHouse (17%), near Leilehua High School (24%) and James Campbell High School (26%), but below Mililani (48%), Waialua (38%), and Waipahu (33%). Science is the school’s weakest area: 16%, below Kapolei High (34%), Waialua (32%), and Mililani (54%). Its student-teacher ratio of 12.5 is more favorable than most nearby traditional high schools, including Campbell (15.0), Pearl City (16.4), Waipahu (15.7), Kapolei High (14.8), and Mililani (16.4).

The big picture: the school is improving, with test scores and state rank well above recent lows, even while serving a student body with high poverty and the highest chronic absenteeism among nearby schools, tied with Nanakuli at 46.0%. Compared with Nanakuli, the school achieves notably higher ELA and math results under similar attendance and economic conditions. Low-income students rank at the 42nd percentile, close to the school’s overall 40th percentile; English learners and students with disabilities have improved but remain below the school average. Attendance, graduation, and science are the clearest next priorities. The relatively low student-teacher ratio may give the school useful capacity for targeted support.

1,551

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,097

Per pupil spending ?

61.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

85-251 Farrington Hwy
Waianae, HI 96792

(808) 697-7017

District: Hawaii Department of Education

Feeder schools for Waianae High School:

Elementary:	Leihoku Elementary School
	Maili Elementary School
	Makaha Elementary School
	Waianae Elementary School
Middle:	Waianae Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

Pacific Islander:

48.3%

Hispanic:

26.0%

Two or more races:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Hawaii Department of Education's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

39^th of 65

Hawaii public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 42High Schools in the Hawaii Department of Education

1^st 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	39 of 65	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.0	44 of 62	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	7.1	59 of 67	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	47 of 53	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	48 of 52	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	41 of 48	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	52 of 52	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	48 of 53	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	57 of 63	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	45 of 53	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	49 of 51	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.0	47 of 56	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.5	38 of 58	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	8.9	53 of 56	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.3	50 of 56	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.8	49 of 55	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.6	38 of 39	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.7	54 of 60	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.5	48 of 56	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	30.8	40 of 55	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	34 of 40	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	2.1	41 of 41	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	52 of 65	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	20 of 29	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.5	20 of 33	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.9	50 of 59	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	47 of 52	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	37 of 64	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	10 of 32	68.8%	★★★★☆
2025	32.0	19 of 32	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	50 of 61	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	30 of 42	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.8	32 of 38	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	52 of 67	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	45 of 53	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	45 of 51	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	60 of 64	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2026)69th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2024)27th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2026)15th percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2024)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Hawaii (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%

Mathematics25%

Biology I16%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				HSA Science (2026)	HSA Biology I (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	HSA Science All Grades	HSA Biology I All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waianae High School	Public	9-12	85-251 Farrington Hwy	Waianae	96792	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 697-7017	1,551	124	12.5	61.6%	46 (3.0%)	8 (0.5%)	404 (26.0%)	119 (7.7%)	3 (0.2%)	749 (48.3%)	222 (14.3%)	25.9	39^th of 65 public high schools	40.0%		18	44^th of 62 public high schools	29.0%	5		16.0	52.0	25.0	$16,097	$1,563	$14,534
Nanakuli High & Intermediate School	Public	7-12	89-980 Nanakuli Ave	Waianae	96792	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 668-5823	928	79	11.7	67.9%	6 (0.6%)	11 (1.2%)	180 (19.4%)	41 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	589 (63.5%)	100 (10.8%)	7.6	59^th of 65 public high schools	9.2%		4	60^th of 62 public high schools	3.2%	1	16.0		33.0	11.0	$18,806	$1,980	$16,826
Waialua High & Intermediate School	Public	7-12	67-160 Farrington Hwy	Waialua	96791	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 637-8200	574	43	13.3	38.9%	111 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	130 (22.6%)	97 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (15.9%)	144 (25.1%)	45.6	17^th of 65 public high schools	73.8%		44.7	18^th of 62 public high schools	71.0%	1	32.0		60.0	38.0	$17,713	$1,899	$15,814
Kapolei Charter School by Goodwill Hawaii	Public, Charter	9-12	2140 Lauwiliwili St	Kapolei	96706	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 690-9909	138	7	19.7	24.6%	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (26.1%)	9 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (49.3%)	20 (14.5%)	10.3	56^th of 65 public high schools	13.8%		14.1	48^th of 62 public high schools	22.6%	8		19.0	36.0	8.0	$8,458	$867	$7,591
DreamHouse Ewa Beach	Public, Charter	6-12	91-1245 Franklin D Roosevelt A	Kapolei	96707	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 437-7771	467	43	10.9	34.0%	41 (8.8%)	5 (1.1%)	138 (29.6%)	44 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	118 (25.3%)	120 (25.7%)	11.3	54^th of 65 public high schools	16.9%					(n/a)	14.0		38.0	17.0
Kapolei High School	Public	9-12	91-5007 Kapolei Pkwy	Kapolei	96707	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 692-8200	1,836	124	14.8	35.1%	112 (6.1%)	43 (2.3%)	431 (23.5%)	385 (21.0%)	3 (0.2%)	505 (27.5%)	357 (19.4%)	39.1	25^th of 65 public high schools	61.5%		45.8	17^th of 62 public high schools	72.6%	8		34.0	51.0	28.0	$14,996	$1,071	$13,925
Mililani High School	Public	9-12	95-1200 Meheula Pkwy	Mililani	96789	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 627-7747	2,382	145	16.4	16.9%	201 (8.4%)	37 (1.6%)	476 (20.0%)	727 (30.5%)	1 (0.0%)	274 (11.5%)	666 (28.0%)	79.1	4^th of 65 public high schools	93.8%		80.3	3^rd of 62 public high schools	95.2%	1		54.0	66.0	48.0	$14,669	$1,144	$13,525
Leilehua High School	Public	9-12	1515 California Ave	Wahiawa	96786	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 622-6550	1,521	113	13.4	49.8%	212 (13.9%)	95 (6.2%)	341 (22.4%)	351 (23.1%)	4 (0.3%)	299 (19.7%)	219 (14.4%)	33.7	30^th of 65 public high schools	53.8%		38.1	24^th of 62 public high schools	61.3%	6		23.0	58.0	24.0	$15,749	$1,251	$14,498
Waipahu High School	Public	9-12	94-1211 Farrington Hwy	Waipahu	96797	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 675-0222	2,538	161	15.7	49.0%	22 (0.9%)	13 (0.5%)	235 (9.3%)	1,564 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	418 (16.5%)	286 (11.3%)	62	9^th of 65 public high schools	86.2%		63.8	10^th of 62 public high schools	83.9%	1		44.0	65.0	33.0	$14,940	$1,345	$13,595
James Campbell High School	Public	9-12	91-980 North Rd	Ewa Beach	96706	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 689-1200	2,890	192	15.0	33.3%	210 (7.3%)	71 (2.5%)	560 (19.4%)	1,132 (39.2%)	3 (0.1%)	445 (15.4%)	469 (16.2%)	55.4	13^th of 65 public high schools	80.0%		57.2	12^th of 62 public high schools	80.6%	1		48.0	57.0	26.0	$15,035	$1,281	$13,754

Frequently Asked Questions about Waianae High School

What schools feed into Waianae High School?

Waianae High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Leihoku Elementary School
Elementary : Maili Elementary School
Elementary : Makaha Elementary School
Elementary : Waianae Elementary School
Middle : Waianae Intermediate School

What district is Waianae High School in?

Hawaii Department of Education

How many students attend Waianae High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,551 students attended Waianae High School.

Is Waianae High School a good school?

Waianae High School ranks 39^th of 65 Hawaii high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Waianae High School?

Students at Waianae High School are 48% Pacific Islander, 26% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 3% White.

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