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Lanakila Elementary School

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Lanakila Elementary School ranks 48 th of 203 Hawaii elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

48^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 203 Hawaii Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Hawaii elementary schools

Summary

Lanakila Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Honolulu, HI, enrolling 287 students at 717 North Kuakini St. as part of the Hawaii Department of Education. About 67.25% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25, and its student-teacher ratio of 13.0 was slightly better than the nearby average of about 13.7, improving modestly over the past three years.

Compared with 10 nearby schools, Lanakila sits in the upper tier. Its 2025-26 proficiency rates were 64% in English language arts, 68% in math, and 57% in science, ranking 3rd, 3rd, and 4th among the 11 schools shown. Math is a particular strength, running roughly 20 points above the nearby average. Only Pauoa Elementary School and Maemae Elementary School scored clearly higher, and both serve substantially lower-poverty populations. Lanakila is the strongest performer among the local schools with the highest poverty levels, and it even outperforms Kapalama Elementary School in ELA and math despite Kapalama's lower free/reduced lunch rate.

The school is on an upward trajectory. For 2025-26 it ranked 48th of 203 Hawaii elementary schools — the 76th percentile with 4 stars, its best result in the displayed history, up from 61st percentile in 2023-24. Chronic absenteeism improved from 22.0% to 18.0%, better than the nearby average, though some nearby schools are in the 11–17% range. Lanakila ranks in the 86th percentile statewide for English language learner students and the 84th percentile for low-income students. Special education is the clearest area to watch: a 2023-24 rank in the 12th percentile with a 0-star rating.

287

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

67.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

717 North Kuakini St
Honolulu, HI 96817

(808) 587-4466

District: Hawaii Department of Education

Students who attend Lanakila Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School
High:	President William McKinley High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

51.2%

Pacific Islander:

32.8%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Hawaii elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 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 school63%

48^th of 203

Hawaii public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 24% (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	81.6	48 of 203	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	71 of 204	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	80 of 207	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	62 of 195	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	66 of 193	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	86 of 196	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	88 of 196	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	97 of 193	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.6	111 of 207	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.4	84 of 195	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.3	63 of 194	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.7	43 of 196	78.1%	★★★★☆
2012	75.6	40 of 195	79.5%	★★★★☆
2011	79.1	30 of 191	84.3%	★★★★☆
2010	66.3	54 of 183	70.5%	★★★★☆
2009	66.1	51 of 191	73.3%	★★★★☆
2008	69.3	33 of 146	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	86.2	16 of 192	91.7%	★★★★★
2006	52.9	81 of 194	58.2%	★★★☆☆

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	66.6	53 of 130	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	67 of 125	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.3	102 of 203	49.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	90.1	16 of 116	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	84.4	29 of 123	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	68 of 198	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	89.5	27 of 165	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	33 of 202	83.7%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	44 of 115	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.7	63 of 110	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	141 of 196	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	0.0	183 of 207	11.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	35.0	157 of 202	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)86th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2024)84th percentile+22 vs school

Pacific Islander (2026)62nd percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2026)59th percentile-17 vs school

White (2024)22nd percentile-39 vs school

African American (2024)14th percentile-47 vs school

Special Education (2024)12th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Hawaii (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics68%

English Language Arts64%

Science57%

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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 (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	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
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	$17,018	$1,898	$15,120
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	$18,177	$1,768	$16,409
Princess Victoria Kaiulani Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	783 North King St	Honolulu	96817	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 832-3160	244	20	12.2	78.7%	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.9%)	81 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (48.4%)	29 (11.9%)	13.8	182^nd of 203 public elementary schools	10.3%		17.8	172^nd of 204 public elementary schools	15.7%	10	22.0	32.0	26.0	$18,513	$1,942	$16,571
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	$16,877	$1,737	$15,140
Kapalama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 North School St	Honolulu	96817	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 832-3290	476	37	12.8	56.3%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.2%)	291 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.5%)	74 (15.5%)	67.3	77^th of 203 public elementary schools	62.1%		70.5	75^th of 204 public elementary schools	63.2%	2	59.0	52.0	53.0	$15,866	$1,539	$14,327
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	$15,427	$1,294	$14,133
Kalihi Kai Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	626 McNeill St	Honolulu	96817	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 832-3322	533	39	13.6	64.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	378 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (16.5%)	38 (7.1%)	60.1	93^rd of 203 public elementary schools	54.2%		50.4	108^th of 204 public elementary schools	47.1%	15	53.0	50.0	50.0	$17,912	$1,974	$15,938
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	$17,407	$1,825	$15,582
Kalihi Waena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 Gulick Ave	Honolulu	96819	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 832-3210	432	31	14.1	65.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	180 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	192 (44.4%)	45 (10.4%)	27.6	157^th of 203 public elementary schools	22.7%		20.8	164^th of 204 public elementary schools	19.6%	7	35.0	41.0	31.0	$17,807	$1,789	$16,018
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	$17,113	$1,665	$15,448

Frequently Asked Questions about Lanakila Elementary School

What district is Lanakila Elementary School in?

Hawaii Department of Education

What is the racial makeup of Lanakila Elementary School?

Students at Lanakila Elementary School are 51% Asian, 33% Pacific Islander, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Lanakila Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Lanakila Elementary School.

Is Lanakila Elementary School a good school?

Lanakila Elementary School ranks 48^th of 203 Hawaii elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lanakila Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School
High : President William McKinley High School

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