Hawaii high schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Kalani High SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education64%47%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,414
#2A+Myron B Thompson Academy New Century Pcs (Charter, K-12)HonoluluHawaii Department of Education64%53%Meets Expectations523
#3A+Mililani High SchoolMililaniHawaii Department of Education58%44%Greatly Exceeds Expectations2,565
#4A+Henry J Kaiser High SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education57%48%Exceeds Expectations1,160
#5A+Moanalua High SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education51%47%Meets Expectations2,064
#6AAdmiral Arthur W Radford High SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education51%43%Exceeds Expectations1,267
#7AKalaheo High SchoolKailuaHawaii Department of Education51%45%Exceeds Expectations856
#8AUniversity Laboratory School (Charter, K-12)HonoluluHawaii Department of Education50%54%Doesn't Meet Expectations451
#9AWaiakea High SchoolHiloHawaii Department of Education50%37%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,297
#10AAnuenue School (K-12)HonoluluHawaii Department of Education47%23%Exceeds Expectations448
#11A-President Theodore Roosevelt High SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education48%45%Meets Expectations1,433
#12A-Waipahu High SchoolWaipahuHawaii Department of Education48%38%Exceeds Expectations2,661
#13A-Pearl City High SchoolPearl CityHawaii Department of Education45%38%Exceeds Expectations1,519
#14A-Hawaii Technology Academy (Charter, K-12)WaipahuHawaii Department of Education43%38%Doesn't Meet Expectations1,403
#15A-Volcano School Of Arts And Sciences A Community Pcs (Charter, K-12)VolcanoHawaii Department of Education40%22%Exceeds Expectations264
#16B+James Campbell High SchoolEwa BeachHawaii Department of Education45%41%Meets Expectations3,039
#17B+Aiea High SchoolAieaHawaii Department of Education43%37%Exceeds Expectations995
#18B+Waialua High And Intermediate SchoolWaialuaHawaii Department of Education43%35%Exceeds Expectations621
#19B+Kihei Charter School (Charter, K-12)KiheiHawaii Department of Education39%40%Doesn't Meet Expectations693
#20B+Hawaii Academy Of Arts And Science Pcs (Charter, K-12)PahoaHawaii Department of Education38%21%Exceeds Expectations683
#21BMaui High SchoolKahuluiHawaii Department of Education42%47%Doesn't Meet Expectations1,999
#22BHonokaa High And Intermediate SchoolHonokaaHawaii Department of Education41%25%Greatly Exceeds Expectations668
#23BKailua High SchoolKailuaHawaii Department of Education40%38%Meets Expectations836
#24BKapolei High SchoolKapoleiHawaii Department of Education40%39%Meets Expectations2,025
#25BKanu O Ka Aina New Century Pcs (Charter, K-12)KamuelaHawaii Department of Education37%29%Meets Expectations612
#26B-Kealakehe High SchoolKailua KonaHawaii Department of Education39%38%Meets Expectations1,450
#27B-President William Mckinley High SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education39%37%Meets Expectations1,502
#28B-Ke Kula O Samuel M Kamakau A Laboratory (Charter, K-12)KaneoheHawaii Department of Education30%45%Underperforms Expectations121
#29B-Lanai High And Elementary School (K-12)Lanai CityHawaii Department of Education29%24%Doesn't Meet Expectations566
#30C+West Hawaii Explorations Academy (Charter)Kailua KonaHawaii Department of Education39%39%Meets Expectations274
#31C+King Kekaulike High SchoolPukalaniHawaii Department of Education37%35%Meets Expectations1,168
#32C+Leilehua High SchoolWahiawaHawaii Department of Education37%35%Meets Expectations1,625
#33C+Laupahoehoe Community Pcs Laupahoehoe (Charter, K-12)LaupahoehoeHawaii Department of Education29%22%Meets Expectations320
#34CHilo High SchoolHiloHawaii Department of Education35%31%Meets Expectations1,317
#35CGovernor Wallace Rider Farrington High SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education34%35%Meets Expectations2,238
#36CKonawaena High SchoolKealakekuaHawaii Department of Education33%31%Meets Expectations941
#37CHana High And Elementary School (K-12)HanaHawaii Department of Education24%23%Doesn't Meet Expectations378
#38CKau High And Pahala Elementary School (K-12)PahalaHawaii Department of Education24%18%Doesn't Meet Expectations527
#39CKe Kula O Ehunuikaimalino (K-12)KealakekuaHawaii Department of Education24%29%Doesn't Meet Expectations268
#40C-Kohala High SchoolKapaauHawaii Department of Education33%31%Meets Expectations275
#41C-Kahuku High And Intermediate SchoolKahukuHawaii Department of Education32%42%Doesn't Meet Expectations1,319
#42C-Kapaa High SchoolKapaaHawaii Department of Education31%35%Doesn't Meet Expectations1,005
#43C-Kauai High SchoolLihueHawaii Department of Education31%33%Meets Expectations1,108
#44C-Ka Umeke Kaeo Pcs (Charter, K-12)HiloHawaii Department of Education23%17%Doesn't Meet Expectations263
#45D+Castle High SchoolKaneoheHawaii Department of Education31%35%Doesn't Meet Expectations1,108
#46D+Henry Perrine Baldwin High SchoolWailukuHawaii Department of Education31%35%Doesn't Meet Expectations1,338
#47D+Connections New Century Pcs (Charter, K-12)HiloHawaii Department of Education21%18%Doesn't Meet Expectations340
#48D+Kawaikini Ncpcs (Charter, K-12)LihueHawaii Department of Education18%20%Doesn't Meet Expectations151
#49DKeaau High SchoolKeaauHawaii Department of Education29%25%Meets Expectations1,046
#50DWaianae High SchoolWaianaeHawaii Department of Education29%25%Meets Expectations1,831
#51DHalau Ku Mana A New Century Pcs (Charter)HonoluluHawaii Department of Education14%22%Underperforms Expectations122
#52DKanuikapono Pcs Anahola (Charter, K-12)AnaholaHawaii Department of Education13%21%Underperforms Expectations203
#53D-Kaimuki High SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education27%22%Meets Expectations620
#54D-Waimea High SchoolWaimeaHawaii Department of Education27%25%Meets Expectations767
#55D-Kapolei Charter School By Goodwill Hawaii (Charter)KapoleiHawaii Department of Education24%24%Meets Expectations158
#56D-Pahoa High And Intermediate SchoolPahoaHawaii Department of Education23%18%Meets Expectations723
#57D-Kamaile Academy (Charter, K-12)WaianaeHawaii Department of Education12%12%Doesn't Meet Expectations957
#58D-Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha Ncpcs (Charter, K-12)KekahaHawaii Department of Education12%14%Doesn't Meet Expectations46
#59FDreamhouse Ewa Beach (Charter)KapoleiHawaii Department of Education25%30%Underperforms Expectations382
#60FLahainaluna High SchoolLahainaHawaii Department of Education22%31%Doesn't Meet Expectations1,037
#61FMolokai High SchoolHoolehuaHawaii Department of Education14%16%Meets Expectations381
#62FNanakuli High And Intermediate SchoolWaianaeHawaii Department of Education14%15%Meets Expectations960
#63FKe Ana Laahana Pcs (Charter)HiloHawaii Department of Education11%22%Doesn't Meet Expectations34
#64FKe Kula Niihau O Kekaha Learning Center (Charter, K-12)KekahaHawaii Department of Education6%22%Underperforms Expectations50

How Hawaii's high schools compare

A: 15B: 14C: 15D: 14F: 6

45% of the 64 ranked high schools in Hawaii earn an A or B (15 A grades, 14 B, 15 C, 14 D, 6 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 40 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (63% here, 74% nationally), and 14 exceed it. On average 34% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 32% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Anuenue School (47% against 23%, A), Volcano School Of Arts And Sciences A Community Pcs (40% against 22%, A-), Kalani High School (64% against 47%, A+), Hawaii Academy Of Arts And Science Pcs (38% against 21%, B+), Honokaa High And Intermediate School (41% against 25%, B).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 16): Hawaii Department of Education (16).

Cities with the most ranked high schools: Honolulu (12, 9 at A or B), Hilo (5, 1 at A or B), Kapolei (3, 1 at A or B), Waianae (3, 0 at A or B).

The largest ranked high schools: James Campbell High School (3,039 students, B+, #16), Waipahu High School (2,661 students, A-, #12), Mililani High School (2,565 students, A+, #3).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 7 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

High schools in Hawaii that are not ranked

4 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (2)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

Very small schools (1)

Schools with fewer than 30 students have grades that swing on a handful of test results.

Not yet graded (1)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

About this ranking

  • Scope: every public high school in Hawaii.
  • 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 high schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Hawaii

What is the best high school in Hawaii?

Kalani High School in Honolulu ranks first among the 64 ranked high schools in Hawaii with a SchoolGrade of A+, 64% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 47%.

How are high schools in Hawaii 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 high schools does Hawaii have?

SchoolGrade grades 68 public high schools in Hawaii; 64 are ranked here and 4 are listed as not ranked.