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Moanalua Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 84 Hawaii Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Hawaii middle schools

Summary

Moanalua Middle School is a public middle school located in Honolulu, Hawaii, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 788 students. The school is part of the Hawaii Department of Education district, which is ranked 1 out of 1 in the state and rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Moanalua Middle School has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Hawaii, with a statewide ranking between 1st and 4th place over the past 10 school years, and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Moanalua Middle School consistently outperforms the state average on standardized tests, with 74.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52% for 7th grade and 50% for 8th grade. In mathematics, Moanalua had 56.86% proficiency, compared to the state averages of 36% for 7th grade and 32% for 8th grade. The school also excels in science, with 65.8% proficiency in 8th grade, compared to the state average of 41%. Additionally, Moanalua Middle School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, with 11.5% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average of 19% for Highlands Intermediate School and 22% for President George Washington Middle School.

Moanalua Middle School's strong performance across diverse student subgroups, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and English Language Learner students, suggests a focus on equity and inclusive practices. The school's consistent high performance and positive student outcomes make it a model for other middle schools in Hawaii. While the school excels in many areas, there may be opportunities to further improve its mathematics proficiency, which, although still above the state average, lags behind its exceptional performance in English Language Arts and Science.

768

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,589

Per pupil spending ?

24.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1289 Mahiole St
Honolulu, HI 96819

(808) 831-7850

District: Hawaii Department of Education

Students who attend Moanalua Middle School usually attend:

High:

Moanalua High School

Feeder schools for Moanalua Middle School:

Elementary:	Major General William R Shafter Elementary School
	Moanalua Elementary School
	Red Hill Elementary School
	Salt Lake Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

37.2%

Two or more races:

21.2%

Hispanic:

16.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Hawaii middle schools

✓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 (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

2^nd of 84

Hawaii public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 40Middle 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
2025	90.8	2 of 84	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	4 of 89	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	2 of 73	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	1 of 72	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	3 of 73	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	1 of 70	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	1 of 67	98.5%	★★★★★
2017	90.1	1 of 82	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	94.9	1 of 73	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	94.0	2 of 72	97.2%	★★★★★
2013	73.5	10 of 76	86.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.0	9 of 73	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	83.9	6 of 71	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	71.9	11 of 65	83.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.2	7 of 68	89.7%	★★★★★
2008	89.9	1 of 46	97.8%	★★★★★
2007	88.3	4 of 71	94.4%	★★★★★
2006	90.0	4 of 69	94.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	56.6	32 of 71	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	1 of 55	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	6 of 87	93.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	2 of 52	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	69.7	11 of 81	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	16 of 68	76.5%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	3 of 52	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.0	10 of 81	87.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	4 of 59	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	5 of 89	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	2 of 74	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	77.5	5 of 86	94.2%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Hawaii (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts77%

Science74%

Mathematics62%

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by a parent
Friday, July 10, 2015

I totally recommend Moanalua Middle School. I know several families who lie to get their children into this district (make up address, use someone else’s address, etc.). It has a strong reputation in academics and music.
Math: The elementary school is on the Singapore math system (totally horrible), but MMS is regular math and my daughter’s math grades improved. But her math teacher still required his way to solve the problem or it was wrong even if there are other ways for the student to solve.
Classes: Students are put in groups and will stay in the same groups and same teachers in 7th grade and 8th grade, unless requested to be moved.
Dress Code/Uniform: MMS has a strict dress code with the tops having to be approved school shirts and the bottoms on a few choices. But shoes, socks, hair color, makeup, jewelry is up to the student’s personality. My very fashionable daughter was not happy with a uniform at first, but now its time to move schools, she wants to keep her uniform as it is so much easier she says and no stress on what to wear.
Activities: MMS is well known for their orchestra and band program. They also are very good in sports too. The middle schools in Hawaii have competitive basketball, volleyball, track, and cheerleading. They also have clubs like drama, choir, art, ukulele, too.
Bullying: There will always be bullying wherever you go. They have mean girls. The disrespectful things that come out of these uneducated girls are horrible. Sadly, I think the administration could have done more to control these mouthy twits; especially those who were attending MMS on a geographic exception. Bringing weapons to school is no joke here. Just this summer school of 2015, a kitchen knife was brought and the student who expelled and two students who knew about it but did not report it were suspended for the summer. Make sure you check our children’s backpacks.
I continue to recommend this school and system (elementary and high school). My daughter was very happy; she was academically challenged; and flourished at MMS. Close Quote

Schools Near Moanalua Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				HSA Science (2025)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	HSA Science 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
Moanalua Middle School	Public	7-8	1289 Mahiole St	Honolulu	96819	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 831-7850	768	50	15.5	24.2%	101 (13.2%)	30 (3.9%)	125 (16.3%)	286 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.2%)	163 (21.2%)	90.8	2^nd of 84 public middle schools	97.6%		87.4	4^th of 89 public middle schools	95.5%	2	74.0	77.0	62.0	$14,589	$1,108	$13,481
Kulia Academy	Public, Charter	6	2340 Omilo Lane	Honolulu	96819	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(808) 551-1413	98	4	28.0	24.5%	4 (4.1%)	3 (3.1%)	16 (16.3%)	28 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (20.4%)	27 (27.6%)								(n/a)		80.0	75.0
Aliamanu Middle School	Public	7-8	3271 Salt Lake Blvd	Honolulu	96818	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 421-4100	755	50	15.1	28.7%	206 (27.3%)	55 (7.3%)	148 (19.6%)	157 (20.8%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (8.2%)	125 (16.6%)	61.9	17^th of 84 public middle schools	79.8%		61.1	19^th of 89 public middle schools	78.7%	2	47.0	62.0	47.0	$15,871	$1,360	$14,511
Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School	Public	6-8	1803 Kam IV Rd	Honolulu	96819	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 832-3340	564	45	12.5	75.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	164 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	300 (53.2%)	64 (11.3%)	19.2	55^th of 84 public middle schools	34.5%		11.3	74^th of 89 public middle schools	16.9%	19	34.0	39.0	18.0	$17,290	$2,203	$15,087
King David Kalakaua Middle School	Public	6-8	821 Kalihi St	Honolulu	96819	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 832-3130	900	64	14.0	64.2%	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.6%)	560 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	228 (25.3%)	68 (7.6%)	41.3	32^nd of 84 public middle schools	61.9%		38.7	39^th of 89 public middle schools	56.2%	7	40.0	49.0	39.0	$15,015	$1,624	$13,391
Aiea Intermediate School	Public	7-8	99-600 Kulawea St	Aiea	96701	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 483-7230	470	37	12.7	52.1%	40 (8.5%)	9 (1.9%)	69 (14.7%)	140 (29.8%)	2 (0.4%)	125 (26.6%)	85 (18.1%)	54.9	21^st of 84 public middle schools	75.0%		64.1	15^th of 89 public middle schools	83.1%	6	40.0	59.0	47.0	$17,783	$2,151	$15,632
School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability	Public, Charter	6-8	1728 Nuuanu Ave	Honolulu	96817	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 677-3377	177	17	10.4	7.3%	38 (21.5%)	1 (0.6%)	29 (16.4%)	37 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.5%)	57 (32.2%)	80.7	6^th of 84 public middle schools	92.9%		80.2	6^th of 89 public middle schools	93.3%		71.0	70.0	49.0	$9,648	$1,021	$8,627
Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School	Public	6-8	49 Funchal St	Honolulu	96813	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 587-4430	602	43	14.0	57.1%	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (13.6%)	287 (47.7%)	1 (0.2%)	122 (20.3%)	102 (16.9%)	62.5	15^th of 84 public middle schools	82.1%		59.9	20^th of 89 public middle schools	77.5%	5	55.0	59.0	43.0	$15,554	$1,560	$13,994
Princess Ruth Keelikolani Middle School	Public	6-8	1302 Queen Emma St	Honolulu	96813	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 587-4400	354	26	13.6	77.1%	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.6%)	73 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	190 (53.7%)	42 (11.9%)	21.6	54^th of 84 public middle schools	35.7%		20.3	61^st of 89 public middle schools	31.5%	7	33.0	40.0	24.0	$17,324	$2,012	$15,312
Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School	Public	6-8	1202 Prospect St	Honolulu	96822	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 587-4520	571	36	15.8	43.4%	19 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (11.9%)	232 (40.6%)	1 (0.2%)	128 (22.4%)	121 (21.2%)	59.9	18^th of 84 public middle schools	78.6%		65.7	14^th of 89 public middle schools	84.3%	4	50.0	60.0	43.0	$15,667	$1,382	$14,285

Frequently Asked Questions about Moanalua Middle School

What high school do graduates of Moanalua Middle School attend?

Students who attend Moanalua Middle School usually go on to attend Moanalua High School

What is the racial makeup of Moanalua Middle School?

Students at Moanalua Middle School are 37% Asian, 21% Two or more races, 16% Hispanic, 13% White, 8% Pacific Islander, 4% African American.

How many students attend Moanalua Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 768 students attended Moanalua Middle School.

Is Moanalua Middle School a good school?

Yes! Moanalua Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 84 Hawaii middle schools.

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