Notable Charter and Private Schools in Hawaii

This directory-style guide highlights 50 charter and private schools in Hawaii. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Punahou School — Honolulu, Hawaii. Private school.
Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Campus — Honolulu, Hawaii. Private school.
Hawaii Technology Academy - PCS — Waipahu, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Kamehameha Schools Hawai'i — Keaau, Hawaii. Private school.
Kamehameha Schools Maui — Makawao, Hawaii. Private school.
Hawaii Baptist Academy — Honolulu, Hawaii. Private school.
Kamaile Academy PCS — Waianae, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Maryknoll School — Honolulu, Hawaii. Private school.
St Louis School — Honolulu, Hawaii. Private school.
Kihei Charter School — Kihei, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science PCS — Pahoa, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Hanalani Schools — Mililani, Hawaii. Private school.
Haleakala Waldorf School — Kula, Hawaii. Private school.
Kanu o ka Aina - New Century PCS — Kamuela, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Ka Waihona o ka Naauao - PCS — Waianae, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Hawaii Preparatory Academy — Kamuela, Hawaii. Private school.
Damien Memorial School — Honolulu, Hawaii. Private school.
Island Pacific Academy — Kapolei, Hawaii. Private school.
Myron B. Thompson Academy - New Century PCS — Honolulu, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Seabury Hall — Makawao, Hawaii. Private school.
Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS — Keaau, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Waialae Elementary - PCS — Honolulu, Hawaii. Public charter school.
University Laboratory School — Honolulu, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Island School — Lihue, Hawaii. Private school.
DreamHouse Ewa Beach — Kapolei, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Makua Lani Christian Academy — Kailua Kona, Hawaii. Private school.
Makua Lanii Christian Academy — Kailua Kona, Hawaii. Private school.
Connections - New Century PCS — Hilo, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Ka'ohao Public Charter School — Kailua, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Laupahoehoe Community - PCS — Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Kualapuu School - Public Conversion Charter — Kualapuu, Hawaii. Public charter school.
St Anthony School — Wailuku, Hawaii. Private school.
Holy Family Catholic Academy — Honolulu, Hawaii. Private school.
Hongwanji Mission School — Honolulu, Hawaii. Private school.
Parker School — Kamuela, Hawaii. Private school.
St Joseph Parish School — Waipahu, Hawaii. Private school.
St Anthony School Kailua — Kailua, Hawaii. Private school.
St Andrews Schools — Honolulu, Hawaii. Private school.
West Hawaii Explorations Academy — Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Voyager - A Public Charter School — Honolulu, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Volcano School of Arts & Sciences - A Community PCS — Volcano, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Ka Umeke Kaeo - PCS — Hilo, Hawaii. Public charter school.
Maui Preparatory Academy — Lahaina, Hawaii. Private school.
Friendship Christian Schools — Ewa Beach, Hawaii. Private school.
Mary, Star of the Sea School — Honolulu, Hawaii. Private school.
Innovations - PCS — Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Public charter school.
St Patrick School — Honolulu, Hawaii. Private school.
Trinity Christian School — Kailua, Hawaii. Private school.
Kaimuki Christian School — Honolulu, Hawaii. Private school.
Friendship Christian School — Ewa Beach, Hawaii. Private school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data and NCES Private School Universe Survey. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.