Best High Schools in Hawaii for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Hawaii!

Every year, the Hawaii State Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Hawaii test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the HSA and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the Hawaii State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, September 20, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 59)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
150003000283	1	Ka Umeke Kaeo - PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1500 Kalanianaole Ave	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 961-0470	275	22	12.5	65.1%	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (24.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (60.7%)	32 (11.6%)	$18,455			$9,187			$9,268	98.3%	20.9%	77.41%
150003000012	2	Kalaheo High School	Public	9-12	730 Iliaina St	Kailua	96734	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 254-7900	882	49	18	16.0%	410 (46.5%)	18 (2.0%)	156 (17.7%)	64 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (9.8%)	147 (16.7%)	$16,563			$1,125			$15,438	96.6%	92.5%	4.07%
150003000029	3	Hilo High School	Public	9-12	556 Waianuenue Ave	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 974-4021	1,192	78	15.2	50.9%	85 (7.1%)	3 (0.3%)	257 (21.6%)	167 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	461 (38.7%)	219 (18.4%)	$17,046			$1,569			$15,477	94.9%	56.7%	38.20%
150003000282	4	Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15-1397 Post Office Rd	Pahoa	96778	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 965-3730	708	50	14.3	75.8%	278 (39.3%)	4 (0.6%)	162 (22.9%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (15.3%)	143 (20.2%)	$9,655			$1,209			$8,446	93.2%	58.2%	35.01%
150003000075	5	Molokai High School	Public	9-12	2140 Farrington Ave	Hoolehua	96729	Maui County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 567-6950	332	26	12.7	73.5%	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.0%)	27 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	254 (76.5%)	22 (6.6%)	$21,521			$2,150			$19,371	91.5%	35.8%	55.70%
150003000281	6	Volcano School of Arts & Sciences - A Community PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	99-128 Old Volcano Rd	Volcano	96785	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 985-9800	308	28	11	41.9%	78 (25.3%)	4 (1.3%)	69 (22.4%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	81 (26.3%)	69 (22.4%)	$12,922			$3,022			$9,900	89.8%	53.7%	36.10%
150003000228	7	Henry J Kaiser High School	Public	9-12	511 Lunalilo Home Rd	Honolulu	96825	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 394-1200	1,088	63	17.2	13.0%	222 (20.4%)	7 (0.6%)	122 (11.2%)	360 (33.1%)	2 (0.2%)	121 (11.1%)	254 (23.3%)	$15,615			$1,354			$14,261	88.1%	89.6%	1.42%
150003000274	8	Myron B. Thompson Academy - New Century PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1040 Richards St	Honolulu	96813	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 441-8000	464	21	22	13.8%	169 (36.4%)	14 (3.0%)	19 (4.1%)	107 (23.1%)	1 (0.2%)	101 (21.8%)	53 (11.4%)	$7,979			$299			$7,680	86.4%	98.5%	12.07%
150003000134	9	James Campbell High School	Public	9-12	91-980 North Rd	Ewa Beach	96706	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 689-1200	2,875	189	15.2	32.4%	209 (7.3%)	68 (2.4%)	547 (19.0%)	1,148 (39.9%)	3 (0.1%)	463 (16.1%)	437 (15.2%)	$15,035			$1,281			$13,754	84.7%	79.1%	5.64%
150003000163	10	Kalani High School	Public	9-12	4680 Kalanianaole Hwy	Honolulu	96821	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 377-7744	1,375	83	16.5	18.5%	106 (7.7%)	7 (0.5%)	121 (8.8%)	775 (56.4%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (5.4%)	291 (21.2%)	$14,819			$1,061			$13,758	83.1%	97.0%	13.96%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, HSA Science, HSA Biology I test scores released by the Hawaii State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 20, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Hawaii State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Hawaii State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Hawaii State Department of Education.