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Pearl City High School

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Pearl City High School ranks 11 th of 65 Hawaii high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 65 Hawaii High Schools

Better than 83% of Hawaii high schools

Summary

Pearl City High School is a comprehensive public school serving grades 9–12 in Pearl City, Hawaiʻi, with about 1,481 students, part of the statewide Hawaii Department of Education. It has earned 4 stars in each of the last six reported years and ranked 11th of 65 Hawaiʻi high schools in 2025-2026 (83rd percentile) — a top-quarter standing it has held even after settling back from a peak of 4th of 53 in 2017-2018. Among nearby campuses it trails Mililani High School (4th), Admiral Arthur W Radford High School (8th), Waipahu High School (9th) and Moanalua High School (10th), but sits clearly ahead of James Campbell High School, Kapolei High School, Aiea High School, Leilehua High School and Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School.

The clearest academic pattern is a wide split between reading and math. In 2025-2026, 63% of students were proficient in English language arts — competitive with Radford (63%) and close to Waipahu (65%) — while only 27% were proficient in math, lower than every nearby school except Aiea (24%) and Farrington (18%). At 36 points, that reading–math gap is the second-widest in the area, and math is the school's only sustained decline: proficiency fell from 40% in 2022-23 to 27% in 2025-26, while ELA stayed roughly flat. Because reading is genuinely strong, this looks like a subject-specific issue rather than a broad academic one.

Graduation and attendance are strengths and are improving: 91% of students graduated in 2024-25 (up from 87.5%), and chronic absenteeism fell to 15% (from 16.8%) — both fourth-best among nearby schools. The school also serves its highest-need students well, with English learners ranking in the 79th percentile statewide and low-income students in the 72nd, though special education results dropped from the 75th to the 40th percentile. Worth watching is a student–teacher ratio that jumped from 14.6 to 16.4 in a single year. Overall, Pearl City is a reliably above-average Hawaiʻi high school whose main opportunity is math.

1,481

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,100

Per pupil spending ?

28.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2100 Hookiekie St
Pearl City, HI 96782

(808) 453-6500

District: Hawaii Department of Education

Feeder schools for Pearl City High School:

Elementary:	Kanoelani Elementary School
	Lehua Elementary School
	Manana Elementary School
	Momilani Elementary School
	More...
	Palisades Elementary School
	Pearl City Elementary School
	Pearl City Highlands School
	Waiau Elementary School
Middle:	Highlands Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

39.5%

Two or more races:

20.9%

Hispanic:

18.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Hawaii high schools

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hawaii Department of Education

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

11^th of 65

Hawaii public high schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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	58.1	11 of 65	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	55.4	13 of 62	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	9 of 67	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	12 of 53	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	10 of 52	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	12 of 48	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	5 of 52	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	4 of 53	92.5%	★★★★★
2017	60.2	10 of 63	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	88.0	7 of 53	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	89.3	5 of 51	90.2%	★★★★★
2013	52.3	28 of 56	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.0	15 of 58	74.1%	★★★★☆
2011	74.8	10 of 56	82.1%	★★★★☆
2010	78.9	9 of 56	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	70.8	11 of 55	80.0%	★★★★☆
2008	64.2	12 of 39	69.2%	★★★★☆
2007	69.1	15 of 60	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	70.1	15 of 56	73.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	83.4	6 of 55	89.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	14 of 40	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.4	11 of 41	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	16 of 65	75.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	20.5	21 of 33	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	15 of 59	74.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	41.9	42 of 52	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	18 of 64	71.9%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	15 of 32	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.7	12 of 32	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	32 of 61	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	25 of 42	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.2	17 of 67	74.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	25 of 53	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.8	31 of 51	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.7	20 of 64	68.8%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2024)89th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)65th percentile-18 vs school

Pacific Islander (2026)53rd percentile-30 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile-43 vs school

Hispanic (2024)19th percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs Hawaii (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts63%

Biology I45%

Mathematics27%

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Pearl City High School	Public	9-12	2100 Hookiekie St	Pearl City	96782	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 453-6500	1,481	90	16.4	28.4%	47 (3.2%)	10 (0.7%)	273 (18.4%)	585 (39.5%)	2 (0.1%)	255 (17.2%)	309 (20.9%)	58.1	11^th of 65 public high schools	83.1%		55.4	13^th of 62 public high schools	79.0%	2		45.0	63.0	27.0	$16,100	$1,274	$14,826
Aiea High School	Public	9-12	98-1276 Ulune St	Aiea	96701	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 483-7300	865	60	14.5	48.8%	45 (5.2%)	13 (1.5%)	160 (18.5%)	283 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	215 (24.9%)	149 (17.2%)	34.9	29^th of 65 public high schools	55.4%		53.1	14^th of 62 public high schools	77.4%	15		28.0	55.0	24.0	$16,459	$1,334	$15,125
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
Admiral Arthur W Radford High School	Public	9-12	4361 Salt Lake Blvd	Honolulu	96818	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 421-4200	1,227	73	16.8	20.7%	390 (31.8%)	102 (8.3%)	225 (18.3%)	226 (18.4%)	3 (0.2%)	96 (7.8%)	185 (15.1%)	63	8^th of 65 public high schools	87.7%		68.5	7^th of 62 public high schools	88.7%	1		46.0	63.0	34.0	$15,449	$1,008	$14,441
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
Moanalua High School	Public	9-12	2825 Ala Ilima St	Honolulu	96819	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 837-8455	1,966	120	16.3	24.3%	168 (8.5%)	63 (3.2%)	321 (16.3%)	792 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (12.5%)	377 (19.2%)	59	10^th of 65 public high schools	84.6%		68.6	6^th of 62 public high schools	90.3%	4		40.0	70.0	30.0	$14,794	$1,102	$13,692
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
Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School	Public	9-12	1564 North King St	Honolulu	96817	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 832-3600	2,094	135	15.5	52.5%	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	114 (5.4%)	1,109 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	709 (33.9%)	155 (7.4%)	32.8	31^st of 65 public high schools	52.3%		36.8	26^th of 62 public high schools	58.1%	5		31.0	52.0	18.0	$15,338	$1,365	$13,973
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
Hakipuu Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	45-720 Keaahala Rd	Kaneohe	96744	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 235-9155	55	3	18.3	47.3%	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (50.9%)	12 (21.8%)	3	63^rd of 65 public high schools	3.1%					(n/a)	7.0		24.0		$11,943	$3,067	$8,876

Frequently Asked Questions about Pearl City High School

Is Pearl City High School a good school?

Pearl City High School ranks 11^th of 65 Hawaii high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pearl City High School?

Students at Pearl City High School are 40% Asian, 21% Two or more races, 18% Hispanic, 17% Pacific Islander, 3% White.

What district is Pearl City High School in?

Hawaii Department of Education

How many students attend Pearl City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,481 students attended Pearl City High School.

What schools feed into Pearl City High School?

Pearl City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kanoelani Elementary School
Elementary : Lehua Elementary School
Elementary : Manana Elementary School
Elementary : Momilani Elementary School
Elementary : Palisades Elementary School
Elementary : Pearl City Elementary School
Elementary : Pearl City Highlands School
Elementary : Waiau Elementary School
Middle : Highlands Intermediate School

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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.

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