Washington Place · Photo: CaesarGJ · Public domainUrban Honolulu’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 Urban Honolulu with. Each school below is graded on its own results against Hawaii’s other public schools.
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
Urban Honolulu’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 Urban Honolulu with, and no Schools grade.
School by school
31 of Urban Honolulu’s 53 district schools with test results score above the middle of Hawaii’s 292 public schools. Nuuanu Elementary School places highest (better than 99%); Princess Victoria Kaiulani Elementary School lowest (5%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
39 elementary schools serve Urban Honolulu, graded from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 11 middle schools and six high schools: Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School, Moanalua High School, President Theodore Roosevelt High School, President William McKinley High School, Kaimuki High School and Anuenue School. See the path ↓
Charter schools
7 public charter schools are located in Urban Honolulu; each is graded on its own results. Every school ↓
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 Urban Honolulu, with each school’s own grade against Hawaii’s schools.
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.
How students score
Hawaii’s one district is also the state benchmark, so there’s no state comparison for spending.
Urban Honolulu vs. its neighbors
Every Hawaii town is served by the same district, so its neighbors share Urban Honolulu’s district figures; there is no neighbor comparison to make.
Every school in Urban Honolulu
86 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).
Questions about Urban Honolulu’s schools
Are Urban Honolulu’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Urban Honolulu: Hawaii has one statewide district, so there’s nothing in the state to compare it with. School by school, 31 of its 53 district schools with test results score above the middle of Hawaii’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Urban Honolulu in?
The Hawaii Department of Education, which runs every public school in the state: 167,071 students in 2024–25.
Where do Urban Honolulu kids go to high school?
One of six high schools, depending on your address: Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School, Moanalua High School, President Theodore Roosevelt High School, President William McKinley High School, Kaimuki High School and Anuenue School.
Are there private schools in Urban Honolulu?
Yes: Punahou School (grades K–12, 3,700 students), Iolani School (grades K–12, 2,203 students), Hawaii Baptist Academy (grades PK–12, 1,113 students), Maryknoll School (grades PK–12, 845 students), St. Louis School (grades K–12, 801 students), Damien Memorial School (grades 6–12, 532 students), Sacred Hearts Academy (grades PK–12, 517 students), Hongwanji Mission School (grades PK–8, 405 students), St. Andrews Schools (grades PK–12, 368 students), Kaimuki Christian School (grades PK–12, 320 students), St. Patrick School (grades PK–8, 237 students), Christian Academy (grades PK–12, 233 students), Hanahauoli School (grades PK–6, 221 students), St. Theresa School (grades PK–8, 211 students), Waolani Judd Nazarene School (grades PK–8, 200 students), Montessori Community School (grades PK–6, 191 students), Kawaiaha'o Church School (grades PK–3, 100 students), La Pietra Hawaii School for Girls (grades 6–12, 88 students), Hawaiian Mission Academy (grades 9–12, 85 students), Pacific Buddhist Academy (grades 9–12, 74 students), Moiliili Community Center (grades K–5, 57 students), Moo School (grades PK–6, 36 students), Chaminade University Montessori Lab School-L Rober (grades PK–K, 36 students) and Soto Academy (grades K–5, 21 students). Urban Honolulu also has 7 public charter schools.
Parents talk
What Urban Honolulu 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.