Best Schools for Low-income Students in Hawaii (2026)

These are the Hawaii public schools where low-income students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested low-income students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Manoa Elementary School Honolulu	90%	50%	26	A+
2	Hokulani Elementary School Honolulu	70%	70%	28	A+
3	Noelani Elementary School Honolulu	65%	65%	37	A+
4	Maemae Elementary School Honolulu	62%	62%	71	A+
5	Waikiki Elementary School Honolulu	65%	55%	58	A+
6	Nuuanu Elementary School Honolulu	50%	70%	22	A+
7	Pauoa Elementary School Honolulu	62%	52%	83	A+
8	Mayor John H Wilson Elementary School Honolulu	55%	55%	46	A+
9	Mililani Mauka Elementary School Mililani	55%	55%	57	A+
10	Koko Head Elementary School Honolulu	55%	45%	31	A+
11	Kalihi Uka Elementary School Honolulu	52%	47%	86	B
12	Hahaione Elementary School Honolulu	55%	45%	36	B+
13	Aina Haina Elementary School Honolulu	65%	35%	40	A+
14	Aliiolani Elementary School Honolulu	47%	52%	74	A
15	King Liholiho Elementary School Honolulu	47%	47%	76	A+
16	Koloa Elementary School Koloa	52%	42%	103	A
17	President Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Honolulu	47%	37%	85	A
18	Kalaheo Elementary School Kalaheo	42%	42%	104	A
19	Major Sheldon Wheeler Elementary School Wahiawa	42%	42%	106	B
20	Iliahi Elementary School Wahiawa	47%	37%	105	A+
21	Helemano Elementary School Wahiawa	52%	32%	141	B+
22	King Kaumualii Elementary School Lihue	47%	37%	166	B
23	Kamiloiki Elementary School Honolulu	50%	30%	29	A
24	Mililani Waena Elementary School Mililani	47%	32%	81	B+
25	Mililani Uka Elementary School Mililani	47%	32%	79	B

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Kaimuki Middle School Honolulu	67%	52%	214	A+
2	Waialua Elementary School Waialua	62%	57%	137	A
3	Aikahi Elementary School Kailua	70%	50%	21	C
4	Laie Elementary School Laie	57%	57%	181	A+
5	Manana Elementary School Pearl City	62%	47%	72	A+
6	Maunawili Elementary School Kailua	55%	55%	55	A+
7	Major General William R Shafter Elementary School Honolulu	55%	45%	56	A
8	Kaelepulu Elementary School Kailua	50%	50%	30	A+
9	Ernest Bowen DeSilva Elementary School Hilo	52%	47%	67	A+
10	Momilani Elementary School Pearl City	55%	45%	31	A+
11	Pearl Ridge Elementary School Aiea	52%	47%	74	A+
12	Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary School Honolulu	55%	45%	59	A+
13	Innovations - PCS Kailua-kona	57%	37%	68	B
14	Moanalua Middle School Honolulu	62%	32%	191	A+
15	Pearl City Highlands School Pearl City	52%	42%	96	A+
16	Major Sheldon Wheeler Middle School Wahiawa	62%	27%	225	A+
17	Enchanted Lake Elementary School Kailua	52%	37%	65	A+
18	Kailua Intermediate School Kailua	62%	27%	179	A
19	Hanalei Elementary School Hanalei	55%	35%	39	A+
20	Moanalua Elementary School Honolulu	57%	32%	63	B+
21	Pearl City Elementary School Pearl City	47%	42%	120	A
22	Pearl Harbor Elementary School Honolulu	47%	42%	125	C+
23	Mokapu Elementary School Kailua	52%	32%	100	B
24	Sunset Beach Elementary School Haleiwa	42%	42%	81	B+
25	Makalapa Elementary School Honolulu	47%	37%	149	C+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Myron B. Thompson Academy - New Century PCS Honolulu	75%	55%	32	A
2	University Laboratory School Honolulu	65%	45%	31	A+
3	Kalani High School Honolulu	72%	37%	77	A+
4	Kailua High School Kailua	70%	35%	29	A+
5	Henry J Kaiser High School Honolulu	70%	30%	22	A+
6	Hilo High School Hilo	70%	30%	23	B+
7	President Theodore Roosevelt High School Honolulu	62%	37%	102	A
8	President William McKinley High School Honolulu	72%	27%	125	B+
9	West Hawaii Explorations Academy Kailua-kona	65%	35%	39	B
10	Konawaena High School Kealakekua	62%	32%	72	B+
11	Admiral Arthur W Radford High School Honolulu	75%	15%	42	A
12	Kihei Charter School Kihei	57%	32%	131	B+
13	Waipahu High School Waipahu	57%	27%	165	B+
14	Moanalua High School Honolulu	62%	22%	121	A
15	James Campbell High School Ewa Beach	57%	22%	192	B+
16	Kealakehe High School Kailua-kona	57%	22%	74	B
17	Hawaii Technology Academy - PCS Waipahu	52%	22%	115	B+
18	Waialua High & Intermediate School Waialua	52%	22%	126	A
19	Pearl City High School Pearl City	52%	22%	112	A
20	Mililani High School Mililani	52%	22%	97	A+
21	Kauai High School Lihue	52%	22%	71	A
22	Waiakea High School Hilo	57%	17%	74	A+
23	Leilehua High School Wahiawa	52%	17%	147	B
24	King Kekaulike High School Pukalani	47%	22%	62	B
25	Kapolei High School Kapolei	52%	17%	73	A

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

Best Schools for Low-income Students in Hawaii (2026)

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