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Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School

Q: Is Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School a good school?

Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School ranks 46 th of 204 Hawaii elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 204 Hawaii Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Hawaii elementary schools

Summary

Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School is an elementary school located in Koloa, Hawaii, serving grades K-7 with a total enrollment of 221 students. The school is part of the Hawaii Department of Education district, which is ranked 1 out of 1 in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School has consistently ranked in the top half of Hawaii elementary schools, with a current ranking of 46 out of 204 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has demonstrated strong academic performance, with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science compared to the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 72% proficiency in ELA, 49% in Mathematics, and 73% in Science, all of which are significantly higher than the state averages. The school has shown particularly strong performance for its White and Special Education student subgroups, with the White students ranking 49 out of 171 Hawaii elementary schools in ELA and the Special Education students ranking 3 out of 207 Hawaii elementary schools, both with 5-star ratings.

However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.0% in the 2024-2025 school year is higher than the state average, and the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 20:1 in the 2023-2024 school year compared to nearby schools like Kilauea Elementary School (14.5:1) and Hanalei Elementary School (11.4:1). The school should continue to focus on addressing the needs of its diverse student population, improving student attendance, and exploring ways to optimize its educational resources to further enhance the learning experience for all students.

242

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,858

Per pupil spending ?

23.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2-4035 Kaumualii Hwy
Koloa, HI 96756

(808) 635-5110

District: Hawaii Department of Education

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.5%

Hispanic:

14.5%

Two or more races:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2019 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Hawaii elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2019

✓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 school65%

Elementary school

46^th of 204

Hawaii public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 38 pts since 2019

From bottom 39% (2019) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

5^th of 84

Hawaii public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^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	82.1	46 of 204	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	62 of 207	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	56 of 195	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	52 of 193	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	64 of 196	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	119 of 196	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	75.5	53 of 160	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	93 of 125	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	161 of 203	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	0.0	184 of 198	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	99.4	3 of 207	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	49 of 171	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	55 of 202	72.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	5 of 84	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	7 of 89	92.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	75.5	7 of 71	90.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	30 of 55	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	60 of 87	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	0.0	70 of 81	13.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2024	99.4	1 of 89	98.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Hawaii percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	6 of 74	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	7 of 86	91.9%	★★★★★

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

Special Education (2024)99th percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-6 vs school

African American (2024)67th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile-52 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-63 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)99th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

African American (2024)90th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-49 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile-79 vs school

By subject vs Hawaii (2024-2025) ?

Science73%

English Language Arts72%

Mathematics49%

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 3, 2021

There was no school lunch for anyone. No kitchen facility. My child’s 504 plan from AZ was ignored. 5th grade teacher had numerous complaints from parents and Director did nothing to address concerns. Daughter got the lowest state test results in math and reading ever. Their SBAC scores as a school falls very very short on competency levels in math and reading. Close Quote

Schools Near Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter 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
Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2-4035 Kaumualii Hwy	Koloa	96756	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 635-5110	242	18	13.8	23.6%	132 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.5%)	19 (7.9%)	4 (1.7%)	22 (9.1%)	30 (12.4%)	82.1	46^th of 204 public elementary schools	77.5%		76.9	62^nd of 207 public elementary schools	70.0%	16	73.0	72.0	49.0	$8,858	$479	$8,379
Kalaheo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Maka Rd	Kalaheo	96741	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 332-6801	371	27	14.0	37.5%	51 (13.7%)	3 (0.8%)	82 (22.1%)	32 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (19.9%)	129 (34.8%)	70.9	73^rd of 204 public elementary schools	64.2%		85	41^st of 207 public elementary schools	80.2%	32	56.0	56.0	60.0	$17,062	$1,397	$15,665
Koloa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3223 Poipu Rd	Koloa	96756	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 742-8460	355	23	15.4	57.5%	53 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	90 (25.4%)	34 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (22.0%)	99 (27.9%)	54.4	98^th of 204 public elementary schools	52.0%		58.3	93^rd of 207 public elementary schools	55.1%	5	44.0	51.0	52.0	$16,970	$1,736	$15,234
Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4319 Hardy St	Lihue	96766	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 274-3150	743	51	14.5	47.1%	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (19.7%)	187 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (16.2%)	262 (35.3%)	87.3	31^st of 204 public elementary schools	84.8%		78.8	58^th of 207 public elementary schools	72.0%	27	66.0	70.0	66.0	$16,176	$1,401	$14,775
Eleele Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4750 Uliuli Rd	Eleele	96705	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 335-2111	367	26	14.1	51.0%	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (16.3%)	111 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (21.5%)	110 (30.0%)	56.3	96^th of 204 public elementary schools	52.9%		59.2	91^st of 207 public elementary schools	56.0%	5	44.0	54.0	51.0	$16,393	$1,392	$15,001
King Kaumualii Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4381 Hanamaulu Rd	Lihue	96766	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 241-3150	524	42	12.4	51.5%	30 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (17.2%)	129 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (23.1%)	154 (29.4%)	84.2	37^th of 204 public elementary schools	81.9%		82.8	45^th of 207 public elementary schools	78.3%	8	62.0	65.0	71.0	$17,347	$1,779	$15,568
Kapaa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4886 Kawaihau Rd	Kapaa	96746	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 821-4424	844	52	16.2	56.2%	74 (8.8%)	2 (0.2%)	210 (24.9%)	83 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	244 (28.9%)	229 (27.1%)	28.4	151^st of 204 public elementary schools	26.0%		28.8	155^th of 207 public elementary schools	25.1%	4	35.0	37.0	37.0	$15,371	$1,133	$14,238
Kekaha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8140 Kekaha Rd	Kekaha	96752	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 337-7655	333	24	13.8	58.6%	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (19.2%)	44 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (40.5%)	75 (22.5%)	36.6	131^st of 204 public elementary schools	35.8%		49	114^th of 207 public elementary schools	44.9%	17	26.0	45.0	48.0	$17,852	$1,881	$15,971
Hanalei Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5-5415 Kuhio Hwy	Hanalei	96714	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 826-4300	183	16	11.4	31.1%	90 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.5%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.5%)	45 (24.6%)	81.7	49^th of 204 public elementary schools	76.0%		86.6	35^th of 207 public elementary schools	83.1%	14	64.0	66.0	59.0	$15,509	$832	$14,677
Kilauea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2440 Kolo Rd	Kilauea	96754	Kauai County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 828-1212	283	19	14.8	40.6%	79 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (21.6%)	26 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (17.0%)	69 (24.4%)	83.4	42^nd of 204 public elementary schools	79.4%		79	57^th of 207 public elementary schools	72.5%	15	69.0	64.0	61.0	$16,927	$1,552	$15,375

Frequently Asked Questions about Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School?

Students at Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School are 55% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 9% Pacific Islander, 8% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School a good school?

Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School ranks 46^th of 204 Hawaii elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School in?

Hawaii Department of Education

How many students attend Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School.

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