Summary:
ZIP code 96819 in Honolulu contains 15 schools — 10 elementary, 4 middle, and 1 high school serving 7,625 students — all within the Hawaii Department of Education. The area splits into two very different groups: schools on the Moanalua, Fort Shafter, and Red Hill side generally have lower poverty rates and higher test scores, while Kalihi schools generally show much higher poverty, more chronic absenteeism, and lower proficiency.
The top performers cluster on the Moanalua side. Moanalua Elementary School ranks 11th of 203 elementary schools (95th percentile, 5 stars) with 77% ELA, 73% math, and 75% science, plus the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate at 17.25% and 6% chronic absenteeism. Moanalua Middle School ranks 2nd of 85 middle schools with 5 stars, and Major General William R Shafter Elementary School is a steady 4-star school at 32nd of 203. Moanalua High School, the only high school, has a 95.0% graduation rate and 70% ELA proficiency, but just 30% math. Kulia Academy ranks 1st of 85 middle schools with 84% ELA and 87% math and the lowest absenteeism at 5%, though it enrolls only 98 students in grades 6–7 and has a 28:1 student-teacher ratio.
Across the ZIP, average 2025–26 proficiency is about 55.4% ELA, 46.1% math, and 46.9% science — but the spread is wide. Six schools are under 30% free/reduced lunch, nine are at or above 64%, and chronic absenteeism averages 19.9%, from 5% at Kulia to 37% at Kalihi Elementary. Two Kalihi schools beat the pattern: Kalihi Uka Elementary School (69.08% FRL) reaches the 66th percentile with 57% ELA and math, and Puuhale Elementary School posts 73% science despite 84.52% FRL. Red Hill Elementary School dropped from 4 stars to 3. Spending is highest at high-poverty schools, so funding alone doesn't explain results, and Linapuni Elementary School (PK–1) has no test or rank data.
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