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Hawaii Department of Education Schools
Schools graded
293
Cities served
57
Students
169,308
Students per teacher
14.0
Grades
K to 12
Area
6,423 sq mi
State
HI
Hawaii Department of Education is a public school district in Hawaii, based in Honolulu County (Honolulu). SchoolGrade grades 293 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Hawaii Department of Education
Average SchoolGrade
C+
Meeting or exceeding expectations
69%
Exceeding
38%
Avg actual scores
45.7%
Avg projected
31.9%
291 of 293 schools in Hawaii Department of Education carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 68B: 66C: 68D: 64F: 25
Best schools in Hawaii Department of Education
Statewide rankings: all 64 high schools in Hawaii · all 41 middle schools in Hawaii · all 182 elementary schools in Hawaii
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward 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.
- A+ Mililani Ike Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Nuuanu Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Momilani Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Palisades Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Mililani Mauka Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Waikiki Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Hokulani Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Noelani Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Kaelepulu Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Hawaii Department of Education
High schools (37)
- A Admiral Arthur W Radford High School, Honolulu
- B+ Aiea High School, Aiea
- D+ Castle High School, Kaneohe
- C Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School, Honolulu
- C Hana High And Elementary School, Hana
- A+ Henry J Kaiser High School, Honolulu
- D+ Henry Perrine Baldwin High School, Wailuku
- C Hilo High School, Hilo
- B+ James Campbell High School, Ewa Beach
- B Kailua High School, Kailua
- D- Kaimuki High School, Honolulu
- A Kalaheo High School, Kailua
- A+ Kalani High School, Honolulu
- C- Kapaa High School, Kapaa
- B Kapolei High School, Kapolei
- C Kau High And Pahala Elementary School, Pahala
- C- Kauai High School, Lihue
- D Keaau High School, Keaau
- B- Kealakehe High School, Kailua Kona
- C+ King Kekaulike High School, Pukalani
- C- Kohala High School, Kapaau
- C Konawaena High School, Kealakekua
- F Lahainaluna High School, Lahaina
- B- Lanai High And Elementary School, Lanai City
- C+ Leilehua High School, Wahiawa
- B Maui High School, Kahului
- A+ Mililani High School, Mililani
- A+ Moanalua High School, Honolulu
- F Molokai High School, Hoolehua
- Niihau High And Elementary School, Waimea
- A- Pearl City High School, Pearl City
- A- President Theodore Roosevelt High School, Honolulu
- B- President William Mckinley High School, Honolulu
- A Waiakea High School, Hilo
- D Waianae High School, Waianae
- D- Waimea High School, Waimea
- A- Waipahu High School, Waipahu
Middle and junior high schools (49)
- B Aiea Intermediate School, Aiea
- B+ Aliamanu Middle School, Honolulu
- B- Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School, Lihue
- B- Ewa Makai Middle School, Ewa Beach
- C+ Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School, Kaneohe
- D Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School, Honolulu
- A- Highlands Intermediate School, Pearl City
- B Hilo Intermediate School, Hilo
- B Honokaa High And Intermediate School, Honokaa
- C- Honouliuli Middle School, Ewa Beach
- C- Iao Intermediate School, Wailuku
- B Ilima Intermediate School, Ewa Beach
- C- Kahuku High And Intermediate School, Kahuku
- A Kailua Intermediate School, Kailua
- A+ Kaimuki Middle School, Honolulu
- F Kapaa Middle School, Kapaa
- B Kapolei Middle School, Kapolei
- D- Keaau Middle School, Keaau
- C- Kealakehe Intermediate School, Kailua Kona
- C+ King David Kalakaua Middle School, Honolulu
- D Kohala Middle School, Kapaau
- C Konawaena Middle School, Kealakekua
- F Lahaina Intermediate School, Lahaina
- D Lokelani Intermediate School, Kihei
- A+ Major Sheldon Wheeler Middle School, Wahiawa
- C+ Maui Waena Intermediate School, Kahului
- A Mililani Middle School, Mililani
- A+ Moanalua Middle School, Honolulu
- D- Molokai Middle School, Hoolehua
- F Nanakuli High And Intermediate School, Waianae
- A Niu Valley Middle School, Honolulu
- A+ Paauilo Elementary And Intermediate School, Paauilo
- D- Pahoa High And Intermediate School, Pahoa
- C+ President George Washington Middle School, Honolulu
- A- Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School, Honolulu
- D Prince Jonah Kalanianaole Elementary And Intermediate School, Papaikou
- D+ Princess Ruth Keelikolani Middle School, Honolulu
- B+ Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School, Honolulu
- D+ Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate School, Makawao
- C Wahiawa Middle School, Wahiawa
- C+ Waiakea Intermediate School, Hilo
- B+ Waialua High And Intermediate School, Waialua
- F Waianae Intermediate School, Waianae
- D+ Waikoloa Elementary And Middle School, Waikoloa
- F Waimanalo Elementary And Intermediate School, Waimanalo
- F Waimea Canyon Middle School, Waimea
- C Waimea Middle Pccs, Kamuela
- B+ Waipahu Intermediate School, Waipahu
- D+ William P Jarrett Middle School, Honolulu
Elementary and primary schools (168)
- A Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School, Honolulu
- C+ Ahuimanu Elementary School, Kaneohe
- D- Aiea Elementary School, Aiea
- B+ Aikahi Elementary School, Kailua
- B+ Aina Haina Elementary School, Honolulu
- C- Ala Wai Elementary School, Honolulu
- A Aliamanu Elementary School, Honolulu
- B+ Aliiolani Elementary School, Honolulu
- C Alvah A Scott Elementary School, Aiea
- C+ August Ahrens Elementary School, Waipahu
- D Barbers Point Elementary School, Kapolei
- D- Blanche Pope Elementary School, Waimanalo
- F Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School, Hilo
- C+ Daniel K Inouye Elementary School, Wahiawa
- C+ Eleele Elementary School, Eleele
- A- Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School, Lihue
- A+ Enchanted Lake Elementary School, Kailua
- A+ Ernest Bowen Desilva Elementary School, Hilo
- C Ewa Beach Elementary School, Ewa Beach
- C Ewa Elementary School, Ewa Beach
- B Gustav H Webling Elementary School, Aiea
- B+ Haaheo Elementary School, Hilo
- A Hahaione Elementary School, Honolulu
- C Haiku Elementary School, Haiku
- C+ Haleiwa Elementary School, Haleiwa
- B+ Hanalei Elementary School, Hanalei
- C- Hauula Elementary School, Hauula
- B- Heeia Elementary School, Kaneohe
- A- Helemano Elementary School, Wahiawa
- C- Hilo Union Elementary School, Hilo
- A+ Hokulani Elementary School, Honolulu
- B Holomua Elementary School, Ewa Beach
- B- Holualoa Elementary School, Holualoa
- B- Honaunau Elementary School, Captain Cook
- D- Honokaa Elementary School, Honokaa
- D+ Honowai Elementary School, Waipahu
- B Hookele Elementary School, Kapolei
- D+ Hookena Elementary School, Captain Cook
- B+ Iliahi Elementary School, Wahiawa
- F Iroquois Point Elementary School, Ewa Beach
- A- Kaaawa Elementary School, Kaaawa
- C+ Kaala Elementary School, Wahiawa
- A+ Kaelepulu Elementary School, Kailua
- D- Kaewai Elementary School, Honolulu
- C- Kahakai Elementary School, Kailua Kona
- A Kahala Elementary School, Honolulu
- D+ Kahaluu Elementary School, Kaneohe
- D+ Kahuku Elementary School, Kahuku
- D Kahului Elementary School, Kahului
- D- Kailua Elementary School, Kailua
- C Kaimiloa Elementary School, Ewa Beach
- B+ Kainalu Elementary School, Kailua
- B- Kalaheo Elementary School, Kalaheo
- B- Kaleiopuu Elementary School, Waipahu
- C- Kalihi Elementary School, Honolulu
- C Kalihi Kai Elementary School, Honolulu
- B- Kalihi Uka Elementary School, Honolulu
- D Kalihi Waena Elementary School, Honolulu
- B- Kamalii Elementary School, Kihei
- A Kamiloiki Elementary School, Honolulu
- B Kaneohe Elementary School, Kaneohe
- A- Kanoelani Elementary School, Waipahu
- D+ Kapaa Elementary School, Kapaa
- B- Kapalama Elementary School, Honolulu
- A- Kapolei Elementary School, Kapolei
- A Kapunahala Elementary School, Kaneohe
- D- Kauluwela Elementary School, Honolulu
- A- Kaumana Elementary School, Hilo
- D+ Kaunakakai Elementary School, Kaunakakai
- D Keaau Elementary School, Keaau
- F Kealakehe Elementary School, Kailua Kona
- C- Keaukaha Elementary School, Hilo
- C- Kekaha Elementary School, Kekaha
- C- Keolu Elementary School, Kailua
- F Keonepoko Elementary School, Pahoa
- A- Keoneula Elementary School, Ewa Beach
- D+ Kihei Elementary School, Kihei
- A- Kilauea Elementary School, Kilauea
- F Kilohana Elementary School, Kaunakakai
- C King Kamehameha Iii Elementary School, Lahaina
- A- King Kaumualii Elementary School, Lihue
- A- King Liholiho Elementary School, Honolulu
- D King William Lunalilo Elementary School, Honolulu
- B Kipapa Elementary School, Mililani
- D+ Kohala Elementary School, Kapaau
- A Koko Head Elementary School, Honolulu
- C+ Koloa Elementary School, Koloa
- C- Konawaena Elementary School, Kealakekua
- C+ Kula Elementary School, Kula
- B+ Laie Elementary School, Laie
- B Lanakila Elementary School, Honolulu
- C+ Lehua Elementary School, Pearl City
- C Leihoku Elementary School, Waianae
- C- Lihikai Elementary School, Kahului
- Linapuni Elementary School, Honolulu
- A+ Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School, Honolulu
- A Maemae Elementary School, Honolulu
- D Maili Elementary School, Waianae
- B+ Major General William R Shafter Elementary School, Honolulu
- B- Major Sheldon Wheeler Elementary School, Wahiawa
- F Makaha Elementary School, Waianae
- B- Makakilo Elementary School, Kapolei
- B- Makalapa Elementary School, Honolulu
- B- Makawao Elementary School, Makawao
- A+ Manana Elementary School, Pearl City
- A Manoa Elementary School, Honolulu
- C+ Mauka Lani Elementary School, Kapolei
- D- Maunaloa Elementary School, Maunaloa
- A Maunawili Elementary School, Kailua
- A Mayor John H Wilson Elementary School, Honolulu
- D- Mayor Joseph J Fern Elementary School, Honolulu
- A+ Mililani Ike Elementary School, Mililani
- A+ Mililani Mauka Elementary School, Mililani
- B+ Mililani Uka Elementary School, Mililani
- A- Mililani Waena Elementary School, Mililani
- A Moanalua Elementary School, Honolulu
- C+ Mokapu Elementary School, Kailua
- C+ Mokulele Elementary School, Honolulu
- A+ Momilani Elementary School, Pearl City
- D Mountain View Elementary School, Mountain View
- F Naalehu Elementary School, Naalehu
- F Nanaikapono Elementary School, Waianae
- F Nanakuli Elementary School, Waianae
- A+ Noelani Elementary School, Honolulu
- A+ Nuuanu Elementary School, Honolulu
- F Pahoa Elementary School, Pahoa
- C+ Paia Elementary School, Paia
- A+ Palisades Elementary School, Pearl City
- D- Palolo Elementary School, Honolulu
- A Pauoa Elementary School, Honolulu
- B+ Pearl City Elementary School, Pearl City
- C- Pearl Harbor Elementary School, Honolulu
- B Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School, Honolulu
- B+ Pearl Ridge Elementary School, Aiea
- B Pohakea Elementary School, Ewa Beach
- A- Pomaikai Elementary School, Kahului
- B President Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Honolulu
- C President Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Honolulu
- D Prince Jonah Kuhio Elementary School, Honolulu
- C+ Princess Miriam K Likelike Elementary School, Honolulu
- D- Princess Nahienaena Elementary School, Lahaina
- D- Princess Victoria Kaiulani Elementary School, Honolulu
- B Pukalani Elementary School, Pukalani
- D- Puohala Elementary School, Kaneohe
- B Puu Kukui Elementary School, Wailuku
- C Puuhale Elementary School, Honolulu
- C- Queen Kaahumanu Elementary School, Honolulu
- A- Red Hill Elementary School, Honolulu
- D+ Reverend Benjamin Parker Elementary School, Kaneohe
- C Royal Elementary School, Honolulu
- B+ Salt Lake Elementary School, Honolulu
- C- Sergeant Samuel K Solomon Elementary School, Wahiawa
- B Sunset Beach Elementary School, Haleiwa
- C Wahiawa Elementary School, Wahiawa
- D Waiahole Elementary School, Kaneohe
- C- Waiakea Elementary School, Hilo
- C Waiakeawaena Elementary School, Hilo
- B- Waialae Elementary, Honolulu
- B+ Waialua Elementary School, Waialua
- F Waianae Elementary School, Waianae
- B- Waiau Elementary School, Pearl City
- D+ Waihee Elementary School, Wailuku
- A- Waikele Elementary School, Waipahu
- A+ Waikiki Elementary School, Honolulu
- D Wailuku Elementary School, Wailuku
- D+ Waimalu Elementary School, Aiea
- D+ Waimea Elementary School, Kamuela
- D Waipahu Elementary School, Waipahu
Other schools and academies (39)
- A- Alakai O Kauai Charter School, Koloa
- A Anuenue School, Honolulu
- D+ Connections New Century Pcs, Hilo
- F Dreamhouse Ewa Beach, Kapolei
- B- Hakipuu Academy, Kaneohe
- D Halau Ku Mana A New Century Pcs, Honolulu
- B+ Hawaii Academy Of Arts And Science Pcs, Pahoa
- F Hawaii School For The Deaf And Blind, Honolulu
- A- Hawaii Technology Academy, Waipahu
- B Innovations Pcs, Kailua Kona
- C- Ka Umeke Kaeo Pcs, Hilo
- F Ka Waihona O Ka Naauao, Waianae
- D- Kamaile Academy, Waianae
- F Kamalani Academy, Wahiawa
- B Kanu O Ka Aina New Century Pcs, Kamuela
- D Kanuikapono Pcs Anahola, Anahola
- A+ Kaohao Public Charter School, Kailua
- D- Kapolei Charter School By Goodwill Hawaii, Kapolei
- D+ Kawaikini Ncpcs, Lihue
- F Ke Ana Laahana Pcs, Hilo
- F Ke Kula Niihau O Kekaha Learning Center, Kekaha
- C Ke Kula O Ehunuikaimalino, Kealakekua
- D Ke Kula O Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki Laboratory, Keaau
- B- Ke Kula O Samuel M Kamakau A Laboratory, Kaneohe
- B+ Kihei Charter School, Kihei
- D Kona Pacific Pcs, Kealakekua
- D- Kua O Ka La Ncpcs, Hilo
- D- Kualapuu School Public Conversion Charter, Kualapuu
- D- Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha Ncpcs, Kekaha
- C+ Laupahoehoe Community Pcs Laupahoehoe, Laupahoehoe
- C- Malama Honua Charter School, Waimanalo
- A+ Myron B Thompson Academy New Century Pcs, Honolulu
- D- Na Wai Ola Pcs, Mountain View
- A+ Pearl City Highlands School, Pearl City
- A+ School For Examining Essential Questions Of Sustainability, Honolulu
- A University Laboratory School, Honolulu
- A- Volcano School Of Arts And Sciences A Community Pcs, Volcano
- B- Voyager A Public Charter School, Honolulu
- C+ West Hawaii Explorations Academy, Kailua Kona
Where Hawaii Department of Education schools are
Cities and towns served (57)
- Honolulu (74)
- Hilo (16)
- Kailua (12)
- Kaneohe (12)
- Ewa Beach (11)
- Wahiawa (11)
- Waianae (11)
- Kapolei (9)
- Pearl City (9)
- Waipahu (9)
- Aiea (7)
- Mililani (7)
- Kailua Kona (6)
- Kahului (5)
- Kealakekua (5)
- Lihue (5)
- Wailuku (5)
- Keaau (4)
- Kihei (4)
- Lahaina (4)
- Pahoa (4)
- Kapaa (3)
- Kapaau (3)
- Kekaha (3)
- Waimanalo (3)
- Waimea (3)
- Captain Cook (2)
- Haleiwa (2)
- Honokaa (2)
- Kahuku (2)
- Kaunakakai (2)
- Koloa (2)
- Makawao (2)
- Mountain View (2)
- Waialua (2)
- Anahola (1)
- Eleele (1)
- Haiku (1)
- Hana (1)
- Hanalei (1)
- Hauula (1)
- Holualoa (1)
- Kaaawa (1)
- Kalaheo (1)
- Kilauea (1)
- Kualapuu (1)
- Kula (1)
- Laie (1)
- Lanai City (1)
- Laupahoehoe (1)
- Naalehu (1)
- Paauilo (1)
- Pahala (1)
- Paia (1)
- Papaikou (1)
- Volcano (1)
- Waikoloa (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Hawaii
- County: Honolulu County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 169,308 students with 12,112 full-time-equivalent teachers and 23,107 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1500030
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about Hawaii Department of Education
How many schools are in Hawaii Department of Education?
SchoolGrade grades 293 public schools in Hawaii Department of Education, across 57 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Hawaii Department of Education serve?
The largest by graded schools: Honolulu, Hilo, Kailua, Kaneohe, Ewa Beach and 52 more.
How good are the schools in Hawaii Department of Education?
Across the 291 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 45.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 31.9%. 69% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Hawaii Department of Education?
169,308 students were enrolled in Hawaii Department of Education in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Hawaii Department of Education?
Hawaii Department of Education is in Hawaii, based in Honolulu County, with its district office in Honolulu. Its boundary covers about 6,423 sq mi.