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1 / 25#25. Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Campus
- School type: Private School
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Enrollment: 3,151 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
Best high schools in the Honolulu metro area
According to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics, 15.5 million students attend public high school every year, and more than 3.76 million are expected to graduate in 2025. However, those students have a wide variety of experiences over the course of their high school careers.
To start, issues surrounding equal educational access persist throughout the United States. A January 2025 report published in Frontiers found that disparities across socioeconomic status, race, gender, and geography can lead to negative outcomes and the perpetuation of systemic barriers.
Outside of these issues, students also pursue many different paths within high school. Roughly 8.3 million high schoolers attend educational programs to prepare for careers in fields like transportation, landscaping, and culinary arts. Meanwhile, nearly 2.5 million are in dual enrollment programs that offer high school and college credit for the same course, allowing students to get a jump on higher education degrees.
Dual enrollment programs are particularly useful considering that more than 3 in 5 (61%) high school graduates head to college, per a 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Unfortunately, high school doesn't always guarantee college success. In 2024, the average SAT score declined for the third straight year, and nearly 2 in 5 (39%) test-takers met or exceeded the test's college readiness benchmarks. ACT scores are also on the decline year over year, down to 19.4 out of 36, and just 3 in 10 students met at least three of the ACT's college readiness benchmarks.
With that said, attending a quality high school will typically help prepare students for their next steps in life, whether that's college, technical school, or going straight into the workforce. Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in the Honolulu metro area using data from Niche, which uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. Most of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.
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2 / 25#24. Assets School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Enrollment: 248 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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3 / 25#23. Myron B. Thompson Academy Public Charter School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Hawaii Department Of Education, HI
- Enrollment: 523 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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4 / 25#22. Saint Louis School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Enrollment: 882 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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5 / 25#21. President Theodore Roosevelt High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Hawaii Department Of Education, HI
- Enrollment: 1,433 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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6 / 25#20. Hawaiian Mission Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Enrollment: 96 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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7 / 25#19. Kalani High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Hawaii Department Of Education, HI
- Enrollment: 1,414 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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8 / 25#18. Hawai'i Technology Academy Public Charter School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Hawaii Department Of Education, HI
- Enrollment: 1,403 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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9 / 25#17. Damien Memorial School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Enrollment: 704 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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10 / 25#16. Trinity Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Kailua, HI
- Enrollment: 285 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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11 / 25#15. Sacred Hearts Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Enrollment: 713 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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12 / 25#14. Moanalua High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Hawaii Department Of Education, HI
- Enrollment: 2,064 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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13 / 25#13. University Laboratory School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Hawaii Department Of Education, HI
- Enrollment: 451 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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14 / 25#12. St. Andrew's Schools
- School type: Private School
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Enrollment: 227 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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15 / 25#11. Island Pacific Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Kapolei, HI
- Enrollment: 585 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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16 / 25#10. Pacific Buddhist Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Enrollment: 77 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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17 / 25#9. Kaimuki Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Enrollment: 327 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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18 / 25#8. Mililani High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Hawaii Department Of Education, HI
- Enrollment: 2,565 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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19 / 25#7. Hawaii Baptist Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Enrollment: 1,110 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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20 / 25#6. American Renaissance Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Kapolei, HI
- Enrollment: 101 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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21 / 25#5. La Pietra - Hawai'i School for Girls
- School type: Private School
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Enrollment: 92 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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22 / 25#4. Mid-Pacific Institute
- School type: Private School
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Enrollment: 1,400 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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23 / 25#3. Le Jardin Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Kailua, HI
- Enrollment: 900 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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24 / 25#2. Punahou School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Enrollment: 3,744 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. Iolani School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Enrollment: 2,268 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.
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