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Nuuanu Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 203 Hawaii Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Hawaii elementary schools

Summary

Nuuanu Elementary School is a PK–5 school at 3055 Puiwa Ln in Honolulu’s Nuuanu/Punchbowl area, serving 314 students in the Hawaii Department of Education. It is a mid-sized school for its immediate peer group, where nearby schools range from 183 students at Kalihi Elementary School to 667 at Maemae Elementary School. Its defining characteristic is sustained, exceptional statewide performance: across ten reported school years, Nuuanu has never fallen below the 91st percentile among Hawaii elementary schools and has earned a 5-star rating every year.

In 2025–2026, Nuuanu ranked 2nd of 203 Hawaii elementary schools, with 99th-percentile performance, after finishing 1st in 2023–2024 and 2nd in 2024–2025. Its 2025–2026 proficiency results lead its comparison group: 83 in English language arts and 87 in math, compared with 79 and 75 at Pauoa Elementary School, 74 and 78 at Manoa Elementary School, and 71 and 74 at Maemae Elementary School. The gap widens against schools roughly two miles away, such as Kauluwela Elementary School and Kalihi Elementary School, where math proficiency is 32 and 32, respectively. Math proficiency jumped from 75 in 2022–2023 to about 87 in 2023–2024 and has held there, while ELA and science remain strong. Pauoa is the closest academic peer nearby, but Nuuanu leads it in both ELA and math.

Beyond test scores, Nuuanu’s free/reduced-lunch rate of 14.01% is the lowest among the eleven schools examined, and chronic absenteeism fell from 11.3% to 7.0% in one year—far below some nearby schools at 33%. Its student–teacher ratio of 14.2 is mid-pack, and its only reported spending figure, $15,813 per student in 2018–2019, is the third-lowest in the comparison group. The school’s most distinctive evidence of effectiveness is subgroup-level: it ranked 1st of 207 for special education students and 2nd of 202 for low-income students in the years reported, suggesting strong instruction across the populations it serves. Because some subgroup data covers only a single year, those figures are best viewed as promising signals rather than long-term trends.

314

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

14.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3055 Puiwa Ln
Honolulu, HI 96817

(808) 595-5422

District: Hawaii Department of Education

Students who attend Nuuanu Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School
High:	President Theodore Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

46.2%

Two or more races:

30.6%

Hispanic:

12.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Hawaii elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school84%

2^nd of 203

Hawaii public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	98.3	2 of 203	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	98.7	2 of 204	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	1 of 207	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	13 of 195	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	9 of 193	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	5 of 196	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	18 of 196	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	10 of 193	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	17 of 207	91.8%	★★★★★
2016	90.6	14 of 195	92.8%	★★★★★
2015	91.3	13 of 194	93.3%	★★★★★
2013	89.6	8 of 196	95.9%	★★★★★
2012	89.6	7 of 195	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	86.7	20 of 191	89.5%	★★★★★
2010	89.5	12 of 183	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	90.8	9 of 191	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	83.1	17 of 146	88.4%	★★★★☆
2007	84.7	20 of 192	89.6%	★★★★★
2006	92.4	11 of 194	94.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	0.0	137 of 160	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	10 of 130	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	93.3	5 of 125	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	17 of 203	91.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	89.8	27 of 198	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	97.5	2 of 165	98.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	99.7	2 of 202	99.0%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	90.1	27 of 196	86.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	99.6	1 of 207	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	96.8	2 of 173	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	83.9	31 of 171	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	94.4	8 of 202	96.0%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2024)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)92nd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile-13 vs school

Pacific Islander (2024)86th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2024)14th percentile-85 vs school

By subject vs Hawaii (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics87%

English Language Arts83%

Science83%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				HSA Science (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	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
Nuuanu Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3055 Puiwa Ln	Honolulu	96817	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 595-5422	314	22	14.2	14.0%	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (12.7%)	145 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	96 (30.6%)	98.3	2^nd of 203 public elementary schools	99.0%		98.7	2^nd of 204 public elementary schools	99.0%		83.0	83.0	87.0	$24,663	$2,186	$22,477
Maemae Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	319 Wyllie St	Honolulu	96817	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 595-5400	667	43	15.5	22.9%	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.8%)	321 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (11.5%)	184 (27.6%)	91.8	18^th of 203 public elementary schools	91.1%		87.5	30^th of 204 public elementary schools	85.3%	12	69.0	71.0	74.0	$22,605	$2,514	$20,091
Pauoa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Pauoa Rd	Honolulu	96813	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 587-4500	348	25	13.9	45.7%	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (16.7%)	113 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (24.4%)	84 (24.1%)	96.9	5^th of 203 public elementary schools	97.5%		92.2	17^th of 204 public elementary schools	91.7%	12	84.0	79.0	75.0	$25,787	$2,927	$22,860
President Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Auwaiolimu St	Honolulu	96813	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 587-4480	361	27	13.3	57.1%	18 (5.0%)	3 (0.8%)	59 (16.3%)	78 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (33.8%)	81 (22.4%)	69.8	70^th of 203 public elementary schools	65.5%		76.7	60^th of 204 public elementary schools	70.6%	10	60.0	53.0	55.0	$28,523	$3,416	$25,107
Lanakila Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	717 North Kuakini St	Honolulu	96817	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 587-4466	287	22	13.0	67.2%	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	147 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (32.8%)	25 (8.7%)	81.6	48^th of 203 public elementary schools	76.4%		71.5	71^st of 204 public elementary schools	65.2%	23	57.0	64.0	68.0	$30,089	$4,098	$25,991
Kalihi Uka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2411 Kalihi St	Honolulu	96819	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 832-3310	249	15	16.6	69.1%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	137 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (24.9%)	31 (12.4%)	69.9	69^th of 203 public elementary schools	66.0%		64.8	87^th of 204 public elementary schools	57.4%	18	53.0	57.0	57.0	$26,173	$3,198	$22,975
Kauluwela Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1486 Aala St	Honolulu	96817	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 587-4447	383	31	12.3	88.8%	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	48 (12.5%)	59 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	239 (62.4%)	28 (7.3%)	26.3	159^th of 203 public elementary schools	21.7%		20.3	166^th of 204 public elementary schools	18.6%	7	42.0	27.0	32.0	$26,167	$3,211	$22,956
Princess Miriam K Likelike Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1618 Palama St	Honolulu	96817	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 832-3370	227	19	11.9	74.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.8%)	94 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (37.0%)	29 (12.8%)	29.4	149^th of 203 public elementary schools	26.6%		53.3	102^nd of 204 public elementary schools	50.0%	47	30.0	41.0	38.0	$30,381	$3,405	$26,976
Royal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1519 Queen Emma St	Honolulu	96813	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 587-4510	293	21	13.9	65.2%	17 (5.8%)	5 (1.7%)	40 (13.7%)	72 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (33.4%)	61 (20.8%)	42.6	126^th of 203 public elementary schools	37.9%		43.1	118^th of 204 public elementary schools	42.2%	8	44.0	43.0	42.0	$27,046	$3,011	$24,035
Manoa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3155 Manoa Rd	Honolulu	96822	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 988-1868	518	33	15.6	18.3%	23 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (11.2%)	209 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.4%)	193 (37.3%)	95.6	9^th of 203 public elementary schools	95.6%		91.9	19^th of 204 public elementary schools	90.7%	10	79.0	74.0	78.0	$23,617	$2,363	$21,254

Frequently Asked Questions about Nuuanu Elementary School

Is Nuuanu Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Nuuanu Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 203 Hawaii elementary schools.

How many students attend Nuuanu Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended Nuuanu Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Nuuanu Elementary School?

Students at Nuuanu Elementary School are 46% Asian, 31% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 5% Pacific Islander, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Nuuanu Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Nuuanu Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School
High : President Theodore Roosevelt High School

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