Best Public Schools in Zip Code 96706

ZIP code 96706 covers the Ewa Beach and Kapolei communities on Oahu and contains 12 public schools — seven elementary, three middle, and two high schools — serving roughly 11,432 students, all under the Hawaii Department of Education except the charter Kapolei Charter School by Goodwill Hawaii.

Academically, the area splits sharply. Keoneula Elementary School posts the strongest elementary results (68% ELA, 58% math, 62% science) and the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate at 21.33%, while Holomua Elementary School pairs 67% ELA and 60% math with the lowest chronic absenteeism in the ZIP at 11%. Ewa Makai Middle School is the clear middle-school standout, ranking 20th of 85 middle schools, and James Campbell High School ranks 13th of 65 high schools with an 86.0% graduation rate, although its math proficiency is only 26%. Pohakea Elementary School is a bright spot despite 60.04% free/reduced lunch and 35% chronic absenteeism, still reaching 57% ELA and 52% math.

At the other end, Iroquois Point Elementary School has the lowest profile at 32% ELA and 24% math, plus the highest absenteeism (40%) and poverty (65.06%) in the area. Kapolei Charter School by Goodwill Hawaii, with just 138 students, records the lowest math score at 8%, the highest student-teacher ratio (19.7), and the lowest listed per-student spending ($8,458). Across the ZIP, math is the clearest weak point — about 37.3% proficient on average versus 51.3% in ELA — and both ELA and math slipped slightly from the prior year. Enrollment is also highly concentrated: Campbell alone holds 25.3% of the area's students.