Nuuanu Elementary School

Nuuanu Elementary School serves 307 students in grades pre-kindergarten through five in Honolulu, Hawaii. A composite score of 9.5 out of 10 — rated Exceptional — places it #2 of 292 public schools in Hawaii and #1 of 74 public schools in Honolulu. Among Hawaii's 184 public elementary schools, only one ranks higher.

Those standings reflect genuine across-the-board strength: both academic performance and growth scores clear 9.0. Academic scores reach 9.3 out of 10. The growth score hits 9.5, measuring year-over-year student improvement rather than baseline outcomes alone — a signal that Nuuanu advances the students it enrolls, not just attracts strong performers.

A 14.0:1 student-teacher ratio gives teachers real capacity to work at the individual level, backing those results. At 307 students, Nuuanu is smaller than many urban elementaries in Hawaii. It is a regular public school, open to families in its attendance zone without a selective application process.

For parents comparing public elementary options in Honolulu — or anywhere in the state — Nuuanu's combination of high academic scores and strong student growth puts it at the front of nearly every list.