Summary:
ZIP code 96793 covers Wailuku, Hawaii, and contains five schools serving students from elementary through high school: three elementary schools (Puu Kukui Elementary School, Waihee Elementary School, and Wailuku Elementary School), one middle school (Iao Intermediate School), and one high school (Henry Perrine Baldwin High School). All five belong to the Hawaii Department of Education, and together they enroll 4,031 students.
Elementary results differ sharply. Puu Kukui is the clear standout, with 67% ELA, 59% math, and 62% science proficiency, the lowest chronic absenteeism (23%) and lowest free/reduced lunch rate (33.6%) in the ZIP, a 4-star rating at the 79th percentile, and the lowest per-student spending ($14,352 in 2018–19). Wailuku is the lowest-ranked school at the 20th percentile with 1 star, posting 37% ELA, 36% math, and 31% science, alongside the highest free/reduced lunch rate (59.82%) and 37% chronic absenteeism — yet it showed the largest math gain, up 7 points, and a 4-point ELA gain. Waihee sits in between at the 33rd percentile with 2 stars and is the only school where math proficiency (41%) exceeds ELA (39%).
At the secondary level, Iao is stable and mid-ranked (49th percentile, 3 stars) with 48% ELA and 31% math, and shares the highest chronic absenteeism at 37%. Baldwin, the largest school at 1,266 students, graduates 79.0% of students but has the ZIP's lowest math proficiency at 17%, even as Biology I rose from 24% to 36%. ZIP-wide, average chronic absenteeism is 31.6%, and science or biology proficiency improved at four of the five schools.
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