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Schools in Honokaa

Honokaa’s public schools are part of Hawaii’s single statewide district

Hawaii runs all its public schools as one district, so its results are the state’s results and there are no other districts to compare Honokaa with. Each school below is graded on its own results against Hawaii’s other public schools.

—Not graded: one statewide districtK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Hawaii’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Hawaii’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
Hawaii’s own figure
2021–22 · statewide
Math proficiency
38%
Hawaii’s own figure
2021–22 · statewide
Graduate on time
86%
Hawaii’s own figure
class of 2023 · statewide
Spent per student
$23.9K
Hawaii’s one district
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
HI 14.2
Schools in town
2
1,073 students on the public path
In brief

Honokaa’s schools, in brief

One district for the whole state

The Hawaii Department of Education runs every public school in Hawaii, so its results are the state’s results. There is no other district to compare Honokaa with, and no Schools grade.

School by school

0 of Honokaa’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Hawaii’s 292 public schools. Honokaa High & Intermediate School places highest (better than 40%); Honokaa Elementary School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Honokaa, with each school’s own grade against Hawaii’s schools.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Honokaa Elementary SchoolHawaii Department of EducationC+
7–12Honokaa High & Intermediate SchoolHawaii Department of EducationC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hawaii Department of Education.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hawaii Department of EducationGrades PK–12 · 296 schools · 167,071 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (HI 14.2)
$23,878per student · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

How students score

Reading52%
State average 51.9% · 85529 students tested
Math38%
State average 38% · 86170 students tested

Hawaii’s one district is also the state benchmark, so there’s no state comparison for spending.

Honokaa vs. its neighbors

Every Hawaii town is served by the same district, so its neighbors share Honokaa’s district figures; there is no neighbor comparison to make.

Every school in Honokaa

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Hawaii’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Honokaaby address
Honokaa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
378 students19:1Rate it →
Honokaa High & Intermediate School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
695 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Honokaa’s schools

Are Honokaa’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Honokaa: Hawaii has one statewide district, so there’s nothing in the state to compare it with. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Hawaii’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Honokaa in?

The Hawaii Department of Education, which runs every public school in the state: 167,071 students in 2024–25.

Where do Honokaa kids go to high school?

Honokaa High & Intermediate School.

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What Honokaa families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.