Princess Miriam K Likelike Elementary School vs Lanakila Elementary School

Lanakila Elementary School ranks #20 of 292 in Hawaii, placing it eight spots above Princess Miriam K Likelike Elementary School, which sits at #28 of 292. Both earn strong overall ratings, but Lanakila's 8.9 out of 10 edges Princess Miriam K Likelike Elementary School's 8.7 — a 0.2-point gap that, in context, reflects a meaningful difference in state rank rather than a marginal scoring quirk. Both schools sit just 0.2 miles apart in Honolulu and serve the same grade span, PK through 5th, making the distinction almost entirely about performance and fit rather than geography or program access.

The sharpest academic contrast is in proficiency scores: Lanakila Elementary School holds a 9.0 academic rating versus Princess Miriam K Likelike Elementary School's 8.1 — a 0.9-point gap favoring Lanakila. The growth picture inverts that edge, though narrowly. Princess Miriam K Likelike Elementary School earns a 9.5 growth score against Lanakila Elementary School's 9.4, a difference of just 0.1 points. That combination tells a specific story: Likelike is accelerating student progress at a slightly higher rate, but Lanakila students are arriving at — and maintaining — stronger measured proficiency overall.

Princess Miriam K Likelike Elementary School enrolls 253 students with a student-teacher ratio of 12.0 to 1, versus Lanakila Elementary School's 317 students at 13.2 to 1. Likelike's smaller classrooms mean roughly one additional adult per twelve students compared to Lanakila's ratio. On economic indicators, 75% of Princess Miriam K Likelike Elementary School students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 68% at Lanakila — a seven-point gap that reflects a somewhat higher-need student population at Likelike, which makes its strong 9.5 growth score particularly notable.

Both schools serve PK through 5th grade with no structural program differences available in the data. The distinction comes down to what each school does well within an identical grade and format: Lanakila Elementary School leads on academic outcomes and state ranking, while Princess Miriam K Likelike Elementary School delivers marginally stronger student growth in a smaller, lower-ratio classroom environment.