Summary:
ZIP code 96753 covers Kihei, Hawaii, and contains five schools serving students from prekindergarten through 12th grade — two elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one K–12 charter school — with 2,595 students enrolled combined, all within the Hawaii Department of Education, the single district covering the state and therefore rated the same for every school.
Kamalii Elementary School is the clear academic standout, with the highest proficiency in every subject in both years shown (2025-26 ELA 60%, math 56%, science 54%) and the strongest rank standing: 69th percentile with 4 stars, up from 58th percentile. It also has the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate at 31.58%. Kihei Elementary School is the largest school, 727 students, and has the highest free/reduced-lunch rate, 65.75%; its proficiency (ELA 44%, math 36%, science 42%) trails Kamalii in every subject. Kulanihakoi High School faces the biggest challenges — 45% chronic absenteeism, the lowest math proficiency at 13%, and the lowest Biology I proficiency at 21% — yet improved sharply in ELA (30% to 41%) and math (7% to 13%). Kihei Charter School has the lowest absenteeism, 18%, and an 85.0% graduation rate, the only graduation figure reported, though math fell from 39% to 27%. Lokelani Intermediate School improved in every tested subject (ELA 38% to 44%, math 25% to 29%, science 29% to 37%).
Across the five schools, average proficiency rose in ELA by 3.4 points and science/Bio by 4.4 points, while math was flat. Chronic absenteeism ranges from 18.0% to 45.0%, free/reduced lunch from 31.58% to 65.75%, and student-teacher ratios from 11.5 to 15.2. Spending is reported for four schools: roughly $16,000–$16,400 per student at the traditional public schools versus $8,104 at Kihei Charter. Because schools are ranked in different pools, and the high school reports Biology I rather than the Science HSA used elsewhere, cross-level comparisons should be treated cautiously.
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