Best Public Schools in Zip Code 96770

Summary:

The 96770 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Maunaloa Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 43 students. The school is part of the Hawaii Department of Education district, which is ranked 1 out of 1 in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maunaloa Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Hawaii elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating in the most recent two school years and a 0-star rating in 2016-2017. The school's academic performance is mixed, with around 30% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, and only 20% proficient or better in Science. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 2.0% in the 2024-2025 school year is relatively low, and its student-teacher ratio of 7.1 to 1 suggests students may be receiving more individualized attention.

Over 80% of Maunaloa Elementary School's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a predominantly low-income student population. The school's spending of $34,064 per student in 2018-2019 is significantly higher than the national average, but it's unclear if this higher spending is translating into improved student outcomes. Overall, the data suggests Maunaloa Elementary School is facing some challenges, but its small class sizes and low chronic absenteeism rate may be strengths that could be leveraged to improve student performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Maunaloa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	128 Maunaloa Hwy	Maunaloa	96770	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 552-2000	49	6	8.1	75.5%	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (65.3%)	9 (18.4%)	13.3	180^th of 204 public elementary schools	11.8%		23.8	164^th of 207 public elementary schools	20.8%	16	29.0	25.0	$34,064	$6,927	$27,137

Cities Near Zip Code 96770

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Maunaloa	0.5 mi	1	51^st
Hoolehua	10.91 mi	2	47^th
Kualapuu	11.36 mi	1	49^th
Kaunakakai	13.12 mi	2	46^th
Lanai City	28.52 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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