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Schools in Urban Honolulu

Urban 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.

—Not graded: one statewide districtK–12Where will my kid go?31/53schools 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
86
28,204 students on the public path
In brief

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.

39 schools teach K in Urban Honolulu’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.
Maemae Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A+
667 students16:1Rate it →
Moanalua Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Honolulu
A
661 students17:1Rate it →
Aliamanu Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Honolulu
A−
650 students17:1Rate it →
Salt Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Honolulu
B+
643 students14:1Rate it →
Waikiki Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A+
553 students15:1Rate it →
Kalihi Kai Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C+
533 students14:1Rate it →
Manoa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A+
518 students16:1Rate it →
Mayor John H Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A+
513 students14:1Rate it →
Queen Kaahumanu Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C+
477 students13:1Rate it →
Kapalama Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
B
476 students13:1Rate it →
Kalihi Waena Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
D
432 students14:1Rate it →
Anuenue School
Grades PK–12 · Honolulu
C−
431 students14:1Rate it →
King Liholiho Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A
424 students14:1Rate it →
Red Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Honolulu
A−
423 students14:1Rate it →
Noelani Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A+
422 students17:1Rate it →
Pearl Harbor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Honolulu
B
413 students13:1Rate it →
Mayor Joseph J Fern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
D
384 students12:1Rate it →
Kauluwela Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C+
383 students12:1Rate it →
Major General William R Shafter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Honolulu
A−
380 students14:1Rate it →
President Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A−
361 students13:1Rate it →
Pauoa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A
348 students14:1Rate it →
President Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
B
346 students14:1Rate it →
Ala Wai Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C
344 students14:1Rate it →
Nuuanu Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A+
314 students14:1Rate it →
Royal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C
293 students14:1Rate it →
Lanakila Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
B
287 students13:1Rate it →
Hokulani Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A+
280 students15:1Rate it →
Kahala Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A
273 students14:1Rate it →
Kaewai Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C−
257 students12:1Rate it →
Kalihi Uka Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A−
249 students17:1Rate it →
Palolo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
D
248 students12:1Rate it →
Princess Victoria Kaiulani Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
D
244 students12:1Rate it →
King William Lunalilo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C+
244 students12:1Rate it →
Puuhale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C−
239 students13:1Rate it →
Aliiolani Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A−
231 students12:1Rate it →
Princess Miriam K Likelike Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C−
227 students12:1Rate it →
Kalihi Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
D
183 students10:1Rate it →
Prince Jonah Kuhio Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C
177 students14:1Rate it →
Linapuni Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Honolulu
121 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–539 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A

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.

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.

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).

District schools in Urban Honoluluby address
Maemae Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A+
667 students16:1Rate it →
Moanalua Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Honolulu
A
661 students17:1Rate it →
Aliamanu Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Honolulu
A−
650 students17:1Rate it →
Salt Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Honolulu
B+
643 students14:1Rate it →
Waikiki Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A+
553 students15:1Rate it →
Kalihi Kai Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C+
533 students14:1Rate it →
Manoa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A+
518 students16:1Rate it →
Mayor John H Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A+
513 students14:1Rate it →
Queen Kaahumanu Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C+
477 students13:1Rate it →
Kapalama Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
B
476 students13:1Rate it →
Kalihi Waena Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
D
432 students14:1Rate it →
Anuenue School
Grades PK–12 · Honolulu
C−
431 students14:1Rate it →
King Liholiho Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A
424 students14:1Rate it →
Red Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Honolulu
A−
423 students14:1Rate it →
Noelani Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A+
422 students17:1Rate it →
Pearl Harbor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Honolulu
B
413 students13:1Rate it →
Mayor Joseph J Fern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
D
384 students12:1Rate it →
Kauluwela Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C+
383 students12:1Rate it →
Major General William R Shafter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Honolulu
A−
380 students14:1Rate it →
President Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A−
361 students13:1Rate it →
Pauoa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A
348 students14:1Rate it →
President Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
B
346 students14:1Rate it →
Ala Wai Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C
344 students14:1Rate it →
Nuuanu Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A+
314 students14:1Rate it →
Royal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C
293 students14:1Rate it →
Lanakila Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
B
287 students13:1Rate it →
Hokulani Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A+
280 students15:1Rate it →
Kahala Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A
273 students14:1Rate it →
Kaewai Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C−
257 students12:1Rate it →
Kalihi Uka Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A−
249 students17:1Rate it →
Palolo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
D
248 students12:1Rate it →
Princess Victoria Kaiulani Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
D
244 students12:1Rate it →
King William Lunalilo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C+
244 students12:1Rate it →
Puuhale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C−
239 students13:1Rate it →
Aliiolani Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
A−
231 students12:1Rate it →
Princess Miriam K Likelike Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C−
227 students12:1Rate it →
Kalihi Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
D
183 students10:1Rate it →
Prince Jonah Kuhio Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honolulu
C
177 students14:1Rate it →
Linapuni Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Honolulu
121 students12:1Rate it →
Kaimuki Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Honolulu
A
1,019 students18:1Rate it →
King David Kalakaua Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Honolulu
C+
900 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 →
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 →
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 →
Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Honolulu
B−
2,094 students16:1Rate it →
Moanalua High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Honolulu
A−
1,966 students16:1Rate it →
President Theodore Roosevelt High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Honolulu
A
1,336 students16:1Rate it →
President William McKinley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Honolulu
B+
1,245 students14:1Rate it →
Kaimuki High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Honolulu
C
520 students12:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Punahou School
Grades K–12 · Honolulu
Private · Nonsectarian
3,700 students11:1Rate it →
Iolani School
Grades K–12 · Honolulu
Private · Religious
2,203 students10:1Rate it →
Hawaii Baptist Academy
Grades PK–12 · Honolulu
Private · Religious
1,113 students14:1Rate it →
Maryknoll School
Grades PK–12 · Honolulu
Private · Catholic
845 students12:1Rate it →
St. Louis School
Grades K–12 · Honolulu
Private · Catholic · All-boys
801 students14:1Rate it →
Damien Memorial School
Grades 6–12 · Honolulu
Private · Catholic
532 students13:1Rate it →
Sacred Hearts Academy
Grades PK–12 · Honolulu
Private · Catholic · All-girls
517 students12:1Rate it →
Hongwanji Mission School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Honolulu
Private · Religious
405 students12:1Rate it →
St. Andrews Schools
Grades PK–12 · Honolulu
Private · Religious
368 students10:1Rate it →
Kaimuki Christian School
Grades PK–12 · Honolulu
Private · Religious
320 students13:1Rate it →
St. Patrick School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Honolulu
Private · Catholic
237 students10:1Rate it →
Christian Academy
Grades PK–12 · Honolulu
Private · Religious
233 students12:1Rate it →
Hanahauoli School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Honolulu
Private · Nonsectarian
221 students13:1Rate it →
St. Theresa School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Honolulu
Private · Catholic
211 students11:1Rate it →
Waolani Judd Nazarene School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Honolulu
Private · Religious
200 students10:1Rate it →
Montessori Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Honolulu
Private · Nonsectarian
191 students18:1Rate it →
Kawaiaha'o Church School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Honolulu
Private · Religious
100 studentsRate it →
La Pietra Hawaii School for Girls
Grades 6–12 · Honolulu
Private · Nonsectarian · All-girls
88 students5:1Rate it →
Hawaiian Mission Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Honolulu
Private · Religious
85 students13:1Rate it →
Pacific Buddhist Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Honolulu
Private · Religious
74 students9:1Rate it →
Moiliili Community Center
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Honolulu
Private · Nonsectarian
57 studentsRate it →
Moo School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Honolulu
Private · Nonsectarian
36 students18:1Rate it →
Chaminade University Montessori Lab School-L Rober
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Honolulu
Private · Catholic
36 students10:1Rate it →
Soto Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Honolulu
Private · Nonsectarian
21 students9:1Rate it →

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.

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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.