Best Elementary Schools in Honolulu, HI (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Honolulu, HI, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Honolulu, HI rankings: Elementary Schools
Honolulu, HI elementary schools ranked
How Honolulu, HI's elementary schools compare
A: 18B: 12C: 10D: 8
63% of the 48 ranked elementary schools in Honolulu, HI earn an A or B (18 A grades, 12 B, 10 C, 8 D, 0 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 36 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (75% here, 70% nationally), and 18 exceed it. On average 57% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 39% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School (73% against 41%, A), Princess Miriam K Likelike Elementary School (48% against 17%, C+), Puuhale Elementary School (45% against 15%, C), Pauoa Elementary School (73% against 44%, A), Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School (83% against 55%, A+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 12): Hawaii Department of Education (12).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Moanalua Elementary School (671 students, A, #10), Salt Lake Elementary School (664 students, B+, #21), Maemae Elementary School (657 students, A, #16).
Elementary schools in Honolulu, HI that are not ranked
1 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (1)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Linapuni Elementary School, Honolulu
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Honolulu, HI, as grouped on its schools page; the Hawaii ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Honolulu, HI
What is the best elementary school in Honolulu, HI?
Nuuanu Elementary School in Honolulu ranks first among the 48 ranked elementary schools in Honolulu, HI with a SchoolGrade of A+, 87% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 64%.
How are elementary schools in Honolulu, HI ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Honolulu, HI have?
SchoolGrade grades 49 public elementary schools in Honolulu, HI; 48 are ranked here and 1 are listed as not ranked.