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Niu Valley Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 84 Hawaii Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Hawaii middle schools

Summary

Niu Valley Middle School is a public middle school located in Honolulu, Hawaii, serving 817 students in grades 6-8. This school is part of the Hawaii Department of Education district, which is ranked 1 out of 1 in the state and rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Niu Valley Middle School consistently outperforms the state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 68.65% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 52% for 6th, 52% for 7th, and 50% for 8th grade. In Mathematics, Niu Valley had 53.16% proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 39% for 6th, 36% for 7th, and 32% for 8th grade. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking within the top 20 middle schools in Hawaii for Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, White, English Language Learners, and Special Education students.

Compared to nearby middle schools, King David Kalakaua Middle School, Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School, and others, Niu Valley Middle School stands out with its lower chronic absenteeism rates and lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. These factors, along with the school's consistent academic excellence, suggest that Niu Valley Middle School has effective practices and strategies in place that contribute to its success.

786

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,536

Per pupil spending ?

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 Halemaumau St
Honolulu, HI 96821

(808) 377-2440

District: Hawaii Department of Education

Students who attend Niu Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Henry J Kaiser High School

Feeder schools for Niu Valley Middle School:

Elementary:	Aina Haina Elementary School
	Hahaione Elementary School
	Kamiloiki Elementary School
	Koko Head Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

32.4%

Two or more races:

27.9%

White:

18.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Hawaii middle schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

7^th of 84

Hawaii public middle schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	79.5	7 of 84	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	5 of 89	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	4 of 73	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	5 of 72	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	5 of 73	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	3 of 70	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	2 of 67	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	83.5	4 of 82	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	94.2	2 of 73	97.3%	★★★★★
2015	96.8	1 of 72	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	86.9	2 of 76	97.4%	★★★★★
2012	84.4	5 of 73	93.2%	★★★★★
2011	82.2	7 of 71	90.1%	★★★★★
2010	87.2	2 of 65	96.9%	★★★★★
2009	82.8	4 of 68	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	89.4	2 of 46	95.7%	★★★★★
2007	88.4	3 of 71	95.8%	★★★★★
2006	90.4	3 of 69	95.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	62.0	17 of 71	76.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	12 of 55	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	18 of 87	79.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	4 of 52	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	62.0	13 of 81	84.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	70.3	17 of 68	75.0%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	1 of 52	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	78.5	12 of 81	85.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	11 of 59	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	9 of 89	89.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	15 of 74	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	11 of 86	87.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2025)98th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)78th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2024)76th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2024)75th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Hawaii (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%

Science67%

Mathematics50%

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by a parent
Friday, October 16, 2015

There is potential for this school to be wonderful, unfortunately it is not. Administration is functioning in a vacuum, there is no clear leadership. From the outside everything is glossed over and initially there seems to be great responses to parent inquires about academics or student issues. Unfortunately our experience though is that the school cares more about it's appearance and statistics than the children it is serving. Older, more established teachers seem to be bitter, short fused, more attached to policy and unnecessary discipline than to teaching. The 3 stars are earned for a core of delightful young and energetic teachers whom I fear will be short lived in the negative environment that seeps through the school. The school feels safe and clean, the education is adequate, but the overall learning environment is structured around looking for fault, weeding out "bad seeds" and identifying things that are wrong rather than celebrating success, innovation and character. Close Quote

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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
Niu Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	310 Halemaumau St	Honolulu	96821	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 377-2440	786	49	16.0	12.2%	146 (18.6%)	5 (0.6%)	106 (13.5%)	255 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.0%)	219 (27.9%)	79.5	7^th of 84 public middle schools	91.7%		82.2	5^th of 89 public middle schools	94.4%	2	67.0	69.0	50.0	$14,536	$1,057	$13,479
William P Jarrett Middle School	Public	6-8	1903 Palolo Ave	Honolulu	96816	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 733-4888	283	21	13.4	76.3%	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.0%)	40 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (57.6%)	38 (13.4%)	23.2	51^st of 84 public middle schools	39.3%		39.5	37^th of 89 public middle schools	58.4%	14	35.0	42.0	22.0	$19,198	$1,695	$17,503
Kaimuki Middle School	Public	6-8	631 18th Ave	Honolulu	96816	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 733-4800	1,019	58	17.7	23.8%	76 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (10.8%)	517 (50.7%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.3%)	259 (25.4%)	91.2	1^st of 84 public middle schools	98.8%		92.5	2^nd of 89 public middle schools	97.8%	1	66.0	79.0	70.0	$15,051	$1,101	$13,950
President George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1633 South King St	Honolulu	96826	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 973-0177	578	52	11.1	59.3%	18 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	76 (13.1%)	208 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	191 (33.0%)	82 (14.2%)	39.8	34^th of 84 public middle schools	59.5%		42.9	34^th of 89 public middle schools	61.8%		41.0	48.0	37.0	$16,359	$1,539	$14,820
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
Kailua Intermediate School	Public	7-8	145 South Kainalu Dr	Kailua	96734	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 263-1500	749	47	15.9	21.5%	266 (35.5%)	14 (1.9%)	159 (21.2%)	48 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (11.9%)	172 (23.0%)	76.8	9^th of 84 public middle schools	89.3%		76.3	8^th of 89 public middle schools	91.0%	1	59.0	70.0	51.0	$15,147	$1,074	$14,073
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Niu Valley Middle School

How many students attend Niu Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 786 students attended Niu Valley Middle School.

What district is Niu Valley Middle School in?

Hawaii Department of Education

What high school do graduates of Niu Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Niu Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Henry J Kaiser High School

What is the racial makeup of Niu Valley Middle School?

Students at Niu Valley Middle School are 32% Asian, 28% Two or more races, 19% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Pacific Islander.

Is Niu Valley Middle School a good school?

Yes. Niu Valley Middle School ranks in the top 8.3% of Hawaii middle schools.

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