Best Middle Schools in Hawaii (2025-26)
Every ranked middle school in Hawaii, 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.
Hawaii rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
Hawaii middle schools ranked
How Hawaii's middle schools compare
A: 9B: 9C: 11D: 8F: 4
44% of the 41 ranked middle schools in Hawaii earn an A or B (9 A grades, 9 B, 11 C, 8 D, 4 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 33 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (80% here, 70% nationally), and 19 exceed it. On average 44% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 30% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Hilo Intermediate School (50% against 22%, B), School For Examining Essential Questions Of Sustainability (63% against 37%, A+), Moanalua Middle School (71% against 46%, A+), Major Sheldon Wheeler Middle School (64% against 40%, A+), Waipahu Intermediate School (52% against 29%, B+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 11): Hawaii Department of Education (11).
Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Honolulu (12, 7 at A or B), Ewa Beach (3, 2 at A or B).
The largest ranked middle schools: Mililani Middle School (1,580 students, A, #6), Ewa Makai Middle School (1,119 students, B-, #18), Waipahu Intermediate School (1,084 students, B+, #11).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
About this ranking
- Scope: every public middle 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 middle schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about middle schools in Hawaii
What is the best middle school in Hawaii?
Kaimuki Middle School in Honolulu ranks first among the 41 ranked middle schools in Hawaii with a SchoolGrade of A+, 72% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 56%.
How are middle 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 middle schools does Hawaii have?
SchoolGrade grades 41 public middle schools in Hawaii; 41 are ranked here.