Summary:
ZIP code 96729 has two public schools — Molokai High School (grades 9–12, 344 students) and Molokai Middle School (grades 7–8, 176 students) — both in Hoolehua and both part of the Hawaii Department of Education, for a combined 520 students. There are no elementary or alternative schools in this ZIP code, so local families move from middle to high school within the same small, high-need community.
The two schools performed differently in 2025–2026. Molokai High improved sharply in ELA (38%, up from 24%) and math (13%, up from 2%), while Molokai Middle slipped in ELA (32%, down from 42%) and science (17%, down from 26%) but raised math to 26%. Molokai Middle has the stronger math and science results and lower chronic absenteeism (30.0% vs. 34.0%), even though more of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (83.52% vs. 74.71%) and its 2018–2019 per-student spending was lower ($18,574 vs. $21,521). Molokai High reports an 83.0% graduation rate, but its math proficiency remains very low even after improvement.
Both schools rank near the bottom in 2025–2026, each with 1 star: Molokai High at the 12th percentile and Molokai Middle at the 22nd percentile, down from 36th and 42nd three years earlier. Keep context in mind: these are small schools, so year-to-year swings can reflect small group sizes, the science tests differ (Biology I HSA versus Science HSA), spending figures are historical, and no state averages are included for comparison.
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