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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · HAWAII

Hawaii schools in decline

Hawaii public schools with the largest enrollment loss from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
steepest declines in state
Largest drop
-62%
Kamalani Academy
Range
-62% to -21%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 HI PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT LOSS · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↑
Kamalani AcademyWAHIAWAHawaii Department of Education286110-61.5%
King Kamehameha III Elementary SchoolLAHAINAHawaii Department of Education730333-54.4%
Kapolei Middle SchoolKAPOLEIHawaii Department of Education1,521727-52.2%
Prince Jonah Kalanianaole Elementary SchoolPAPAIKOUHawaii Department of Education328183-44.2%
Princess Nahienaena Elementary SchoolLAHAINAHawaii Department of Education734433-41.0%
Enchanted Lake Elementary SchoolKAILUAHawaii Department of Education428258-39.7%
Mililani Ike Elementary SchoolMILILANIHawaii Department of Education668409-38.8%
Haaheo Elementary SchoolHILOHawaii Department of Education197122-38.1%
Lahaina Intermediate SchoolLAHAINAHawaii Department of Education724449-38.0%
Hanalei Elementary SchoolHANALEIHawaii Department of Education286183-36.0%
Mokulele Elementary SchoolHONOLULUHawaii Department of Education314210-33.1%
Haiku Elementary SchoolHAIKUHawaii Department of Education493336-31.8%
King William Lunalilo Elementary SchoolHONOLULUHawaii Department of Education357244-31.7%
Kamalii Elementary SchoolKIHEIHawaii Department of Education496342-31.0%
Kahakai Elementary SchoolKAILUA-KONAHawaii Department of Education735507-31.0%
Princess Miriam K Likelike Elementary SchoolHONOLULUHawaii Department of Education329227-31.0%
Manana Elementary SchoolPEARL CITYHawaii Department of Education389270-30.6%
Princess Victoria Kaiulani Elementary SchoolHONOLULUHawaii Department of Education351244-30.5%
Reverend Benjamin Parker Elementary SchoolKANEOHEHawaii Department of Education332234-29.5%
Pearl Harbor Elementary SchoolHONOLULUHawaii Department of Education582413-29.0%
Kahala Elementary SchoolHONOLULUHawaii Department of Education380273-28.2%
Governor Sanford B Dole Middle SchoolHONOLULUHawaii Department of Education784564-28.1%
President George Washington Middle SchoolHONOLULUHawaii Department of Education801578-27.8%
Waimea Middle - PCCSKAMUELAHawaii Department of Education258188-27.1%
Helemano Elementary SchoolWAHIAWAHawaii Department of Education572417-27.1%
Waimalu Elementary SchoolAIEAHawaii Department of Education426312-26.8%
Lihikai Elementary SchoolKAHULUIHawaii Department of Education859632-26.4%
Maili Elementary SchoolWAIANAEHawaii Department of Education827609-26.4%
Lanakila Elementary SchoolHONOLULUHawaii Department of Education389287-26.2%
Kaimuki High SchoolHONOLULUHawaii Department of Education703520-26.0%
Sergeant Samuel K Solomon Elementary SchoolWAHIAWAHawaii Department of Education920681-26.0%
Waimanalo Elementary & Intermediate SchoolWAIMANALOHawaii Department of Education461344-25.4%
Prince Jonah Kuhio Elementary SchoolHONOLULUHawaii Department of Education237177-25.3%
Makaha Elementary SchoolWAIANAEHawaii Department of Education547409-25.2%
Aina Haina Elementary SchoolHONOLULUHawaii Department of Education469351-25.2%
Aiea Elementary SchoolAIEAHawaii Department of Education354265-25.1%
Eleele Elementary SchoolELEELEHawaii Department of Education488367-24.8%
Mililani Mauka Elementary SchoolMILILANIHawaii Department of Education828623-24.8%
Waialua Elementary SchoolWAIALUAHawaii Department of Education548413-24.6%
Major Sheldon Wheeler Elementary SchoolWAHIAWAHawaii Department of Education789598-24.2%
Kailua Elementary SchoolKAILUAHawaii Department of Education352267-24.1%
Pearl Ridge Elementary SchoolAIEAHawaii Department of Education534409-23.4%
Kula Elementary SchoolKULAHawaii Department of Education439339-22.8%
Daniel K Inouye Elementary SchoolWAHIAWAHawaii Department of Education763591-22.5%
Kapunahala Elementary SchoolKANEOHEHawaii Department of Education561435-22.5%
Prince David Kawananakoa Middle SchoolHONOLULUHawaii Department of Education775602-22.3%
Kapolei Elementary SchoolKAPOLEIHawaii Department of Education864673-22.1%
Kipapa Elementary SchoolMILILANIHawaii Department of Education605473-21.8%
Waianae Elementary SchoolWAIANAEHawaii Department of Education519407-21.6%
President William McKinley High SchoolHONOLULUHawaii Department of Education1,5831,245-21.4%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-in-decline-by-state-hi.csv

How this list was built

Every Hawaii public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, and must have been open in both school years. Schools that closed entirely are tracked in the separate school closures report. Virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded so the list reflects neighborhood schools that families have moved away from rather than program-design changes.

Enrollment loss is not a verdict on a school. Schools shrink because catchment populations shrink, because new schools open nearby, because a magnet program elsewhere pulls transfers, because districts redraw boundaries, or because the building physically aged out. Use this list as a starting point for understanding which Hawaii schools are operating with substantially fewer students than they were seven years ago.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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