Pearl City Highlands School vs. Momilani Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Pearl City Highlands School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Hawaii for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Momilani Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Hawaii for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Overview
Serving 530 students in grades Prekindergarten-6, Pearl City Highlands School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Hawaii for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 67% (which is higher than the Hawaii state average of 38%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 72% (which is higher than the Hawaii state average of 52%).
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Hawaii state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Asian), which is higher than the Hawaii state average of 89% (majority Asian).
Serving 408 students in grades Prekindergarten-6, Momilani Elementary School ranks in the top 1% of all schools in Hawaii for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 1%, and reading proficiency is top 1%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 82% (which is higher than the Hawaii state average of 38%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 84% (which is higher than the Hawaii state average of 52%).
The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the Hawaii state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Asian), which is higher than the Hawaii state average of 89% (majority Asian).
Blue Ribbon Schools
-
Yes
Grades Offered
PK-6
PK-6
Total Students
530 students
408 students
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![This chart displays total students of Momilani Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays total students of Momilani Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_students/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-bhMNzAz.png)
% Male | % Female
53% | 47%
45% | 55%
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Total Classroom Teachers
33 teachers
21 teachers
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![This chart displays the total teachers of Momilani Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the total teachers of Momilani Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_teachers/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-fEQpBa.png)
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
19:1
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![This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Momilani Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Momilani Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/teacher_student_ratio/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-bwUpCND.png)
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#24 out of 292 schools in HI
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
#1 out of 292 schools in HI
(Top 1%)
(Top 1%)
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![This chart displays the overall school rank of Momilani Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of Momilani Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-JaI1wv.png)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
67%
82%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/math_percent/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-dK9feC.png)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
84%
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Pearl City Highlands School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Hawaii by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Pearl City Highlands School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Hawaii by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/22000/22158/pearl-city-highlands-school-chart-ODOadX.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Hawaii by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Hawaii by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-7LmFy0.png)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
90-94%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/sci_percent/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-bdF2rlb.png)
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
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![This chart displays the students of Momilani Elementary School by grade. This chart displays the students of Momilani Elementary School by grade.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/students_by_grade/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-nnkMyT.png)
Pre-K Students
7
4
Kindergarten Students
77
57
Grade 1 Students
67
57
Grade 2 Students
75
60
Grade 3 Students
71
55
Grade 4 Students
72
58
Grade 5 Students
75
57
Grade 6 Students
86
60
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
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n/a
% Asian
46%
46%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/asian_islander_ethnicity/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-b6tOhvg.png)
% Hispanic
17%
15%
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% Black
n/a
n/a
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![This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2019-20 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2019-20 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/black_students_ethnicity/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-0z7Q37.png)
% White
2%
1%
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![This chart displays the percentage of White students in Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of White students in Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/white_students_ethnicity/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-byML4vj.png)
% Hawaiian
12%
8%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Hawaiian students in Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of Hawaiian public school students in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Hawaiian students in Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of Hawaiian public school students in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/hawaiian_students_ethnicity/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-ltT9wt.png)
% Two or more races
23%
30%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/two_or_more_races_students_ethnicity/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-pfP6xf.png)
Diversity Score
0.70
0.68
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![This chart displays the diversity score of Momilani Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the diversity score of Momilani Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/diversity_score/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-wDSSSC.png)
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
18%
8%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/freelunch_students/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-HyW8uM.png)
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
5%
5%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Momilani Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Hawaii by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/reduced_pricelunch_students/22000/22165/momilani-elementary-school-chart-2tdiV5.png)