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Best Middle Schools in Hawaii

The top 22 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Hawaii, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 67%.

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1Mililani Middle SchoolMililani, HI1,58059%
2Ewa Makai Middle SchoolEwa Beach, HI1,11965%
3Mokapu Elementary SchoolKailua, HI88367%
4Niu Valley Middle SchoolHonolulu, HI77269%
5Honouliuli Middle SchoolEwa Beach, HI71461%
6Moanalua Middle SchoolHonolulu, HI69266%
7Moanalua Elementary SchoolHonolulu, HI67169%
8Pearl City Highlands SchoolPearl City, HI53071%
9Kainalu Elementary SchoolKailua, HI51769%
10Ernest Bowen DeSilva Elementary SchoolHilo, HI48665%
11Aikahi Elementary SchoolKailua, HI45666%
12Red Hill Elementary SchoolHonolulu, HI43866%
13Pearl Ridge Elementary SchoolAiea, HI43369%
14Momilani Elementary SchoolPearl City, HI40871%
15Major General William R Shafter Elementary SchoolHonolulu, HI39269%
16Palisades Elementary SchoolPearl City, HI37662%
17Sunset Beach Elementary SchoolHaleiwa, HI36666%
18Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary SchoolHonolulu, HI35568%
19Ka'ohao Public Charter SchoolKailua, HI32867%
20Enchanted Lake Elementary SchoolKailua, HI30966%
21Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter SchoolKoloa, HI20171%
22Kaelepulu Elementary SchoolKailua, HI19365%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best middle school in Hawaii?

The largest middle school in Hawaii is Mililani Middle School in Mililani with 1,580 students and a 59% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many middle schools are in Hawaii?

This page shows the top 22 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Hawaii by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.

For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.

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Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.