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Schools in Kapaa

Kapaa’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 Kapaa 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?17/55schools 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
3
37,411 students on the public path
In brief

Kapaa’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 Kapaa with, and no Schools grade.

School by school

17 of Kapaa’s 55 district schools with test results score above the middle of Hawaii’s 292 public schools. Kaimuki Middle School places highest (better than 94%); Nanakuli High & Intermediate School lowest (0%). 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 Kapaa, with each school’s own grade against Hawaii’s schools.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Kapaa Elementary SchoolHawaii Department of EducationC
6–854 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A
9–12Kapaa High SchoolHawaii Department of EducationB

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.

Kapaa vs. its neighbors

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

Every school in Kapaa

57 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 Kapaaby address
Kapaa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
844 students16:1Rate it →
Kapaa High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
1,005 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Kapaain other towns
Waikoloa Elementary and Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waikoloa
C+
732 students12:1Rate it →
Lanai High & Elementary School
Grades PK–12 · Lanai City
C−
579 students14:1Rate it →
Kau High & Pahala Elementary School
Grades PK–12 · Pahala
D
488 students11:1Rate it →
Anuenue School
Grades PK–12 · Honolulu
C−
431 students14:1Rate it →
Hana High & Elementary School
Grades PK–12 · Hana
C−
368 students13:1Rate it →
Waimanalo Elementary & Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waimanalo
D
344 students13:1Rate it →
Puohala Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Kaneohe
C−
320 students16:1Rate it →
Ke Kula o Ehunuikaimalino
Grades PK–12 · Kealakekua
D−
275 students14:1Rate it →
Paauilo Elementary & Intermediate School
Grades PK–9 · Paauilo
C−
180 students12:1Rate it →
Niihau High & Elementary School
Grades PK–12 · Waimea
13 students13:1Rate it →
Mililani Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mililani
A−
1,635 students16:1Rate it →
Ewa Makai Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ewa Beach
B−
1,221 students15:1Rate it →
Kaimuki Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Honolulu
A
1,019 students18:1Rate it →
Maui Waena Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kahului
B−
1,015 students15:1Rate it →
Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Makawao
C
944 students14:1Rate it →
King David Kalakaua Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Honolulu
C+
900 students14:1Rate it →
Iao Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wailuku
C+
893 students15:1Rate it →
Waiakea Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hilo
C+
857 students15:1Rate it →
Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lihue
B−
826 students14:1Rate it →
Honouliuli Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ewa Beach
C
793 students15:1Rate it →
Niu Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Honolulu
A
786 students16:1Rate it →
Major Sheldon Wheeler Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wahiawa
A−
729 students16:1Rate it →
Kapolei Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kapolei
B
727 students13:1Rate it →
Keaau Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Keaau
D
696 students14:1Rate it →
Wahiawa Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wahiawa
C
694 students15:1Rate it →
Kealakehe Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kailua-Kona
D
677 students14:1Rate it →
Konawaena Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kealakekua
C+
614 students14:1Rate it →
Prince David Kawananakoa Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Honolulu
B
602 students14:1Rate it →
President George Washington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Honolulu
B−
578 students11:1Rate it →
Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Honolulu
B
571 students16:1Rate it →
Governor Sanford B Dole Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Honolulu
D
564 students13:1Rate it →
Kapaa Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
507 students16:1Rate it →
Lokelani Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kihei
B−
486 students14:1Rate it →
Waimea Canyon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waimea
D
467 students13:1Rate it →
Lahaina Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lahaina
C+
449 students11:1Rate it →
Princess Ruth Keelikolani Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Honolulu
D
354 students14:1Rate it →
William P Jarrett Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Honolulu
B−
283 students13:1Rate it →
Kohala Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kapaau
C−
172 students17:1Rate it →
Kahuku High & Intermediate School
High · Grades 7–12 · Kahuku
C+
1,433 students15:1Rate it →
Waipahu Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Waipahu
B−
1,113 students15:1Rate it →
Nanakuli High & Intermediate School
High · Grades 7–12 · Waianae
D−
928 students12:1Rate it →
Highlands Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pearl City
B
824 students14:1Rate it →
Moanalua Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Honolulu
A
768 students16:1Rate it →
Aliamanu Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Honolulu
A−
755 students15:1Rate it →
Kailua Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Kailua
A−
749 students16:1Rate it →
Pahoa High & Intermediate School
High · Grades 7–12 · Pahoa
C
745 students13:1Rate it →
Waianae Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Waianae
D
745 students13:1Rate it →
Ilima Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Ewa Beach
B−
725 students14:1Rate it →
Honokaa High & Intermediate School
High · Grades 7–12 · Honokaa
C+
695 students16:1Rate it →
Waialua High & Intermediate School
High · Grades 7–12 · Waialua
B
574 students13:1Rate it →
Hilo Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hilo
B
560 students14:1Rate it →
Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Kaneohe
B−
513 students14:1Rate it →
Aiea Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Aiea
B+
470 students13:1Rate it →
Molokai Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hoolehua
C
176 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Kahili Adventist School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Religious
32 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Kapaa’s schools

Are Kapaa’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kapaa: Hawaii has one statewide district, so there’s nothing in the state to compare it with. School by school, 17 of its 55 district schools with test results score above the middle of Hawaii’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Kapaa in?

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

Where do Kapaa kids go to high school?

Kapaa High School.

Are there private schools in Kapaa?

Yes: Kahili Adventist School (grades K–8, 32 students).

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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.