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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 96761

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At a glance

Schools

2,028

Students

Top rankedKing Kamehameha III Elementary School101^st of 204 Hawaii elementary schools

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Biggest riser

King Kamehameha III Elementary School up 73 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 96761 zip code area in Hawaii is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Hawaii Department of Education district. While the district is highly ranked, the schools in this area show significant performance disparities, with King Kamehameha III Elementary School standing out as the top performer and Lahainaluna High School as the lowest.

King Kamehameha III Elementary School excels across various metrics, including the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (57%), Mathematics (50%), and Science (37%) for the 2024-2025 school year. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 24%. In contrast, Lahainaluna High School has the lowest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (30%), Mathematics (5%), and Biology (31%), as well as the highest chronic absenteeism rate at 36%.

The middle school in the area, Lahaina Intermediate School, performs better than the high school but lags behind the top-performing elementary school. Socioeconomic factors, such as free/reduced lunch rates, appear to be correlated with academic outcomes, with the schools serving a higher percentage of students from low-income families generally performing worse than the school with the lowest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				HSA Science (2025)	HSA Biology I (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 (2025)	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	HSA Biology I 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
King Kamehameha III Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Akahele St	Lahaina	96761	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 662-3955	333	34	9.7	52.9%	61 (18.3%)	1 (0.3%)	91 (27.3%)	55 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (19.5%)	60 (18.0%)	53.4	101^st of 204 public elementary schools	50.5%		20.8	174^th of 207 public elementary schools	15.9%	73	37.0		57.0	50.0	$15,000	$1,064	$13,936
Lahaina Intermediate School	Public	6-8	871 Lahainaluna Rd	Lahaina	96761	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 662-3965	449	41	10.9	62.1%	54 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (18.9%)	154 (34.3%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (18.0%)	72 (16.0%)	13.3	65^th of 84 public middle schools	22.6%		15	69^th of 89 public middle schools	22.5%	4	18.0		38.0	21.0	$15,891	$1,632	$14,259
Lahainaluna High School	Public	9-12	980 Lahainaluna Rd	Lahaina	96761	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 662-4000	813	58	14.0	57.2%	77 (9.5%)	4 (0.5%)	172 (21.2%)	286 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	161 (19.8%)	113 (13.9%)	16.9	45^th of 62 public high schools	27.4%		10.9	56^th of 67 public high schools	16.4%	11		31.0	30.0	5.0	$15,003	$1,001	$14,002
Princess Nahienaena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	816 Niheu St	Lahaina	96761	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 662-4020	433	40	10.8	51.5%	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (14.1%)	171 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (27.0%)	69 (15.9%)	14.2	179^th of 204 public elementary schools	12.3%		15.9	184^th of 207 public elementary schools	11.1%	5	25.0		32.0	25.0	$14,848	$1,042	$13,806

Cities Near Zip Code 96761

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lahaina	2.47 mi	4	42^nd
Wailuku	10.67 mi	5	31^st
Kahului	12.86 mi	5	17^th
Kaunakakai	13.96 mi	2	46^th
Lanai City	17.1 mi	1

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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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