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Kamalani Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 204 Hawaii Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Hawaii elementary schools

Summary

Kamalani Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Wahiawa, Hawaii, with a student enrollment of 112. While the Hawaii Department of Education district it is part of is ranked 1 out of 1 in the state and rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, Kamalani Academy itself has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Hawaii elementary schools, ranking between 128-185 out of 193-207 schools over the past 6 years. It has also received low SchoolDigger ratings, ranging from 0-2 stars out of 5.

Kamalani Academy performs particularly poorly for its Asian, African American, and Special Education student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Hawaii elementary schools. However, it performs better for its Hispanic and Pacific Islander students, ranking in the middle 50%. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.4% in 2023-2024 to 32.0% in 2024-2025. Academically, Kamalani Academy lags behind the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency, with only 38% of students proficient in ELA, 15% in Math, and 18% in Science in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby public elementary schools in the Wahiawa and Mililani areas, such as Mililani Mauka Elementary, which has an 82% ELA proficiency rate and 89% Math proficiency rate, Kamalani Academy performs significantly worse. This could be due to the school's higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (25.89% in 2023-2024) compared to the higher-performing nearby schools, suggesting socioeconomic factors may play a role in its academic performance. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.1 in 2023-2024 indicates that staffing levels may not be the primary driver of its underperformance, and its per-student spending of $8,212 in 2018-2019 is lower than the nearby schools, which could be a contributing factor.

110

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,212

Per pupil spending ?

40.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1403 California Ave
Wahiawa, HI 96786

(808) 203-2992

District: Hawaii Department of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.0%

Pacific Islander:

19.1%

Two or more races:

17.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2019 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

Elementary school

185^th of 204

Hawaii public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 25 pts since 2019

From bottom 35% (2019) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

70^th of 84

Hawaii public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 22 pts since 2019

From bottom 39% (2019) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

170^th of 182Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	185 of 204	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	178 of 207	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	177 of 195	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	155 of 193	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	158 of 196	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	128 of 196	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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
2024	10.1	194 of 203	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	82.4	47 of 198	76.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	0.0	138 of 165	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	51.4	107 of 196	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

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
2025	26.3	136 of 171	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	146 of 202	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	70 of 84	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	64 of 89	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	50 of 73	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	53 of 72	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	49 of 73	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	43 of 70	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	0.0	65 of 71	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	10.1	80 of 87	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	82.4	6 of 81	92.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	0.0	60 of 68	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	51.4	28 of 81	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	0.0	76 of 89	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	45 of 74	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	45 of 86	47.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+62 vs school

Pacific Islander (2024)45th percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)16th percentile~ school

African American (2024)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)12th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)4th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+65 vs school

Pacific Islander (2024)65th percentile+37 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2024)15th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2024)12th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2024)8th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2024)8th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Hawaii (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%

Science18%

Mathematics15%

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, June 19, 2022

Yikes! This school is a mess. Especially the administration. The enrollment is way down, test scores are way down and no teachers usually stay longer than a year. Instead of taking ownership of the internal issues, the admin blames teacher, parents, and Covid. Sorry other schools have wait lists and their grades didn't plummet. It's time to own up and get new admin. Covid can't be the scapegoat anymore. Close Quote

by a teacher
Sunday, May 9, 2021

Kamalani Academy claims to be an arts integration school but does not have any teachers that specialize in any of the arts. The Art class that students have each week is a video that is put together by one of the regular curriculum teachers and monitored by an aide. The teachers that creates each weekly video is from a sign-up list that for all teachers. There is also a creative movements class that is also taught by an aide. It is basically a P.E. class. There is no music class. Close Quote

Schools Near Kamalani Academy

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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
Kamalani Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1403 California Ave	Wahiawa	96786	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 203-2992	110	9	12.2	40.9%	18 (16.4%)	1 (0.9%)	44 (40.0%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (19.1%)	19 (17.3%)	11.3	185^th of 204 public elementary schools	9.3%		18.1	178^th of 207 public elementary schools	14.0%	7	18.0	38.0	15.0	$8,212	$1,819	$6,393
Wahiawa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1402 Glen Ave	Wahiawa	96786	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 622-6393	429	34	12.6	59.4%	32 (7.5%)	11 (2.6%)	101 (23.5%)	57 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (31.5%)	93 (21.7%)	51.3	105^th of 204 public elementary schools	48.5%		49.4	113^th of 207 public elementary schools	45.4%	8	42.0	49.0	52.0	$17,407	$1,308	$16,099
Helemano Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Ihi Ihi Ave	Wahiawa	96786	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 622-6336	417	37	11.2	59.2%	30 (7.2%)	15 (3.6%)	95 (22.8%)	115 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.7%)	105 (25.2%)	84.2	38^th of 204 public elementary schools	81.4%		76.7	64^th of 207 public elementary schools	69.1%	26	60.0	71.0	64.0	$17,669	$1,595	$16,074
Iliahi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2035 California Ave	Wahiawa	96786	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 622-6411	313	24	13.0	53.0%	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (26.8%)	52 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (22.4%)	101 (32.3%)	80.5	51^st of 204 public elementary schools	75.0%		80.6	51^st of 207 public elementary schools	75.4%		58.0	64.0	67.0	$17,456	$1,564	$15,892
Kaala Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	130 California Ave	Wahiawa	96786	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 622-6366	381	32	11.9	71.9%	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	96 (25.2%)	66 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (40.4%)	56 (14.7%)	58.4	95^th of 204 public elementary schools	53.4%		54.1	106^th of 207 public elementary schools	48.8%	11	48.0	51.0	54.0	$17,745	$1,753	$15,992
Major Sheldon Wheeler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Wheeler Army Airfield	Wahiawa	96786	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 622-6400	598	41	14.7	43.8%	214 (35.8%)	76 (12.7%)	177 (29.6%)	34 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.0%)	71 (11.9%)	73.3	68^th of 204 public elementary schools	66.7%		80.4	52^nd of 207 public elementary schools	74.9%	16	49.0	64.0	63.0	$15,947	$1,187	$14,760
Mililani Mauka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	95-1111 Makaikai St	Mililani	96789	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 626-3350	623	43	14.4	17.0%	31 (5.0%)	8 (1.3%)	109 (17.5%)	184 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.7%)	237 (38.0%)	96.8	6^th of 204 public elementary schools	97.1%		97.5	3^rd of 207 public elementary schools	98.6%	3	77.0	82.0	83.0	$16,448	$1,084	$15,364
Mililani Ike Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	95-1330 Lehiwa Dr	Mililani	96789	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 626-2980	409	29	14.1	10.5%	41 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (12.7%)	135 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	156 (38.1%)	98.8	1^st of 204 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.8	2^nd of 207 public elementary schools	99.0%	1	84.0	91.0	89.0	$16,013	$1,104	$14,909
Daniel K Inouye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Waianae & Ayres Ave	Wahiawa	96786	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 622-6380	591	42	14.0	28.6%	262 (44.3%)	69 (11.7%)	136 (23.0%)	26 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	80 (13.5%)	54.3	99^th of 204 public elementary schools	51.5%		48.3	119^th of 207 public elementary schools	42.5%	20	52.0	48.0	47.0	$15,984	$1,114	$14,870
Kipapa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	95-076 Kipapa Dr	Mililani	96789	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 627-7322	473	36	13.1	47.6%	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	111 (23.5%)	89 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (15.2%)	181 (38.3%)	75.2	65^th of 204 public elementary schools	68.1%		86.5	36^th of 207 public elementary schools	82.6%	29	57.0	63.0	57.0	$17,333	$1,364	$15,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Kamalani Academy

What is the racial makeup of Kamalani Academy?

Students at Kamalani Academy are 40% Hispanic, 19% Pacific Islander, 17% Two or more races, 16% White, 6% Asian.

What district is Kamalani Academy in?

Hawaii Department of Education

Is Kamalani Academy a good school?

Kamalani Academy ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Hawaii elementary schools.

How many students attend Kamalani Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 110 students attended Kamalani Academy.

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