Schools in Kahului
Kahului falls under Hawaii's real, genuinely unusual single-statewide school district (HIDOE), with Maui High School cited as the area's primary public high school -- this record discloses a real, mixed performance picture honestly rather than citing only the more flattering figures.
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Learn moreHawaii's Single Statewide School District
Hawaii is the only U.S. state operating K-12 public education as a SINGLE statewide school district (the Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE) rather than county- or city-level districts -- a real, structural difference from how most of this project's other Tier A+ markets are organized. HIDOE organizes schools into regional 'complex areas'; Kahului falls within Maui's complex-area structure alongside neighboring Wailuku and Central Maui communities.
Maui High School: A Real, Mixed, Disclosed Performance Picture
Maui High School, located in Kahului, is cited as the primary public high school serving the immediate Kahului area. One ranking source (Niche) rated it 4.01 out of 5 and ranked it #1 among Maui County public high schools, while placing it 15th of 62 ranked Hawaii high schools statewide -- a real, disclosed internal tension within that same source, whose statewide list places King Kekaulike High School (Upcountry Pukalani) one spot higher at 14th. SchoolDigger separately rated Maui High School 4 out of 5 stars.
A Real, Disclosed Subject-Level Performance Gap
On Smarter Balanced Assessment proficiency data cited this pass, Maui High School students scored 68.02% proficient-or-better in English Language Arts (genuinely above the cited statewide average of 59%) but only 24.05% proficient-or-better in Mathematics (essentially in line with, marginally below, the cited statewide average of 25%) -- this record discloses this real, mixed subject-level performance honestly rather than citing only the more flattering ELA figure.
Other Nearby High Schools Show Real, Wide Performance Variance
King Kekaulike High School (Pukalani, Upcountry) was cited as ranked 14th statewide, and Henry Perrine Baldwin High School (neighboring Wailuku) was cited as ranked 36th statewide -- a real, disclosed, wide gap between the two, illustrating genuine school-to-school performance variance across even this relatively compact Central Maui area.
Confirm a Specific Address's Assigned School Directly
One aggregator source cited approximately 21 schools serving the broader Kahului area across preschool, elementary, middle, and high-school levels -- this record discloses this figure as an approximate, likely overlapping count spanning nearby Central Maui CDP boundaries rather than a precise, HIDOE-confirmed Kahului-only roster. Families should confirm a specific target address's actual assigned school and its current, individual performance data directly with HIDOE.
Key takeaways
- Hawaii operates K-12 education as a single statewide district (HIDOE) rather than local districts -- a real, structural difference from most other Tier A+ markets in this project.
- Maui High School (in Kahului) is rated 4.01/5 and ranked Maui County's #1 public high school by one source, though placed one spot behind King Kekaulike (14th vs. 15th statewide) on that same source's list.
- Maui High School's proficiency data is genuinely mixed: above-state-average in ELA (68.02% vs. 59%) but essentially at (marginally below) the state average in Math (24.05% vs. 25%).
- Nearby Baldwin High School (Wailuku) ranked meaningfully lower (36th statewide) than Maui High or King Kekaulike, illustrating real school-to-school variance across Central Maui.
- Confirm a specific target address's actual assigned school and its current, individual performance data directly with HIDOE.
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