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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Hawaii Department of Education

This page covers 184 elementary schools in Hawaii Department of Education, including 13 charter schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

184
Schools Ranked
Hawaii
State
13
Charter Schools
RankingsHow We RankFAQAbout Data

Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 184
1
rank
Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School
Grades PK–06481 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1) · above-average investment ($19,381/student)
70
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,381
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
5%
Low economic need
2
rank
Voyager - A Public Charter School
Grades KG–08273 studentsCharter
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1) · above-average investment ($19,381/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,381
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
16%
Low economic need
3
rank
Mokulele Elementary School
Grades PK–06221 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1) · above-average investment ($19,381/student)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,381
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
34%
Low economic need
4
rank
Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School
Grades PK–06355 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1) · above-average investment ($19,381/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,381
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
5
rank
Major General William R Shafter Elementary School
Grades PK–06392 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,381/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,381
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
6
rank
Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School
Grades PK–06533 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,381/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,381
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
25%
Low economic need
7
rank
Pearl Harbor Elementary School
Grades PK–06420 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.7:1) · above-average investment ($19,381/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
11.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,381
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Red Hill Elementary School
Grades PK–06438 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,381/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,381
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
9
rank
Kilauea Elementary School
Grades PK–06270 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,381/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,381
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
35%
Low economic need
10
rank
Kanoelani Elementary School
Grades PK–06733 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,381/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,381
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
33%
Low economic need
174 more elementary schools in Hawaii Department of Education not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
184
Elementary Schools
294
Total Schools
70
#1 Score
56
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.