Best Public Schools in Zip Code 96712

Summary:

The 96712 zip code area is home to two elementary schools, Sunset Beach Elementary School and Haleiwa Elementary School, both of which are part of the Hawaii Department of Education district. These schools serve students from kindergarten through sixth grade and have demonstrated consistent high performance, with both schools earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years.

Sunset Beach Elementary School stands out for its exceptional performance in Smarter Balanced Assessments, outperforming the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 28% and spends $15,255 per student, which is higher than the state average. In contrast, Haleiwa Elementary School excels in Mathematics, outperforming the state average, but lags behind in English Language Arts. However, Haleiwa Elementary School has an even lower chronic absenteeism rate of 21% and spends $17,895 per student, the highest in the area.

The key difference between the two schools is the socioeconomic status of their student populations. Sunset Beach Elementary School has a free/reduced lunch rate of 25.66%, while Haleiwa Elementary School has a significantly higher rate of 52.47%. Despite this, both schools have maintained a consistent level of high performance, demonstrating their ability to effectively serve their respective student populations and provide a quality education.

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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
Sunset Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	59-360 Kamehameha Hwy	Haleiwa	96712	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 638-8777	359	30	11.9	29.0%	173 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.6%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.3%)	85 (23.7%)	75.6	64^th of 204 public elementary schools	68.6%		74.6	70^th of 207 public elementary schools	66.2%	6	61.0	61.0	56.0	$15,255	$870	$14,385
Haleiwa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	66-505 Haleiwa Rd	Haleiwa	96712	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 637-8237	196	15	13.0	56.1%	43 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (26.5%)	14 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (19.4%)	49 (25.0%)	61.4	90^th of 204 public elementary schools	55.9%		71.4	76^th of 207 public elementary schools	63.3%	14	42.0	55.0	62.0	$17,895	$1,193	$16,702

Cities Near Zip Code 96712

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Haleiwa	0.89 mi	2	12^th
Waialua	1.67 mi	2	8^th
Wahiawa	7.16 mi	11	20^th
Mililani	10.68 mi	7	1^st
Waianae	10.98 mi	11	52^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Hawaii State Department of Education.

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