Hawaii middle schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Kaimuki Middle SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education72%56%Exceeds Expectations950
#2A+Moanalua Middle SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education71%46%Greatly Exceeds Expectations692
#3A+Major Sheldon Wheeler Middle SchoolWahiawaHawaii Department of Education64%40%Greatly Exceeds Expectations646
#4A+School For Examining Essential Questions Of Sustainability (Charter)HonoluluHawaii Department of Education63%37%Greatly Exceeds Expectations176
#5ANiu Valley Middle SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education62%53%Meets Expectations772
#6AMililani Middle SchoolMililaniHawaii Department of Education61%46%Exceeds Expectations1,580
#7AKailua Intermediate SchoolKailuaHawaii Department of Education60%43%Exceeds Expectations706
#8A-Highlands Intermediate SchoolPearl CityHawaii Department of Education59%38%Greatly Exceeds Expectations736
#9A-Prince David Kawananakoa Middle SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education52%35%Exceeds Expectations589
#10B+Aliamanu Middle SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education52%41%Meets Expectations688
#11B+Waipahu Intermediate SchoolWaipahuHawaii Department of Education52%29%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,084
#12B+Robert Louis Stevenson Middle SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education51%39%Meets Expectations576
#13BHilo Intermediate SchoolHiloHawaii Department of Education50%22%Greatly Exceeds Expectations473
#14BKapolei Middle SchoolKapoleiHawaii Department of Education50%34%Exceeds Expectations655
#15BAiea Intermediate SchoolAieaHawaii Department of Education49%38%Meets Expectations468
#16BIlima Intermediate SchoolEwa BeachHawaii Department of Education45%29%Exceeds Expectations615
#17B-Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle SchoolLihueHawaii Department of Education44%28%Exceeds Expectations808
#18B-Ewa Makai Middle SchoolEwa BeachHawaii Department of Education44%39%Doesn't Meet Expectations1,119
#19C+Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate SchoolKaneoheHawaii Department of Education43%31%Meets Expectations517
#20C+King David Kalakaua Middle SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education43%26%Exceeds Expectations898
#21C+Maui Waena Intermediate SchoolKahuluiHawaii Department of Education43%31%Meets Expectations1,044
#22C+Waiakea Intermediate SchoolHiloHawaii Department of Education43%25%Exceeds Expectations774
#23C+President George Washington Middle SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education42%31%Meets Expectations569
#24CKonawaena Middle SchoolKealakekuaHawaii Department of Education41%21%Greatly Exceeds Expectations568
#25CWahiawa Middle SchoolWahiawaHawaii Department of Education39%25%Meets Expectations650
#26CWaimea Middle Pccs (Charter)KamuelaHawaii Department of Education38%19%Exceeds Expectations194
#27C-Iao Intermediate SchoolWailukuHawaii Department of Education37%24%Meets Expectations780
#28C-Kealakehe Intermediate SchoolKailua KonaHawaii Department of Education37%20%Exceeds Expectations663
#29C-Honouliuli Middle SchoolEwa BeachHawaii Department of Education36%31%Doesn't Meet Expectations714
#30D+Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate SchoolMakawaoHawaii Department of Education33%25%Meets Expectations833
#31D+William P Jarrett Middle SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education33%24%Meets Expectations260
#32D+Princess Ruth Keelikolani Middle SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education32%17%Exceeds Expectations324
#33DLokelani Intermediate SchoolKiheiHawaii Department of Education31%27%Doesn't Meet Expectations473
#34DGovernor Sanford B Dole Middle SchoolHonoluluHawaii Department of Education30%19%Meets Expectations530
#35DKohala Middle SchoolKapaauHawaii Department of Education29%24%Doesn't Meet Expectations150
#36D-Molokai Middle SchoolHoolehuaHawaii Department of Education29%15%Meets Expectations176
#37D-Keaau Middle SchoolKeaauHawaii Department of Education28%17%Meets Expectations749
#38FLahaina Intermediate SchoolLahainaHawaii Department of Education26%33%Underperforms Expectations647
#39FWaimea Canyon Middle SchoolWaimeaHawaii Department of Education26%18%Doesn't Meet Expectations477
#40FKapaa Middle SchoolKapaaHawaii Department of Education25%26%Underperforms Expectations575
#41FWaianae Intermediate SchoolWaianaeHawaii Department of Education21%16%Doesn't Meet Expectations671

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.