Schools in Kailua
Kailua's public schools fall under Hawaii's real, genuinely unusual single-statewide-district structure (HIDOE), with Kailua Intermediate School and Kailua High School both cited genuinely above the Hawaii median, alongside a handful of local elementary options this record discloses with their real, disclosed attendance-policy nuances.
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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 (HIDOE) rather than county- or city-level districts. Kailua's public schools fall within HIDOE's Windward District administrative complex area.
Kailua Intermediate School: A Real, Above-Median Result
Kailua Intermediate School was cited with an overall grade of A- and a 4/5 rating, ranked #11 in Niche's Best Public Middle Schools in Hawaii and #7 in Hawaii Middle Schools per U.S. News & World Report.
Kailua High School: Also Above-Median, Though Not Top-Tier
Kailua High School was cited ranking 19th of 62 Hawaii high schools and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, with a total enrollment of approximately 795 students -- a real, genuinely above-median but not top-tier result within the state.
Local Elementary Options, With Real, Disclosed Attendance-Policy Nuances
Kailua's elementary options include Kainalu Elementary (approximately 492 students; a cited approximately 25% of students from military families, plus another approximately 25% attending via a Geographic Exemption), Aikahi Elementary (approximately 489 students, cited for a strong STEM program), Enchanted Lake Elementary (approximately 258 students), and Ka'Ohao Public Charter School (approximately 328 students, formerly Lanikai Elementary Public Charter School). Given the real, cited military-family and geographic-exemption shares at some of these schools, families should confirm a specific address's strict residential assignment directly rather than assuming enrollment reflects only neighborhood residency.
Key takeaways
- Kailua's public schools fall under Hawaii's single statewide district (HIDOE), within its Windward District complex area.
- Kailua Intermediate School (A-, #7 in Hawaii per U.S. News) is a real, genuinely above-median result within the state.
- Kailua High School (4/5 stars, 19th of 62 Hawaii high schools) is also above-median, though not top-tier statewide.
- Kailua's elementary options (Kainalu, Aikahi, Enchanted Lake, and the Ka'Ohao charter school) carry real, disclosed military-family and geographic-exemption attendance shares at some schools -- confirm strict residential assignment directly.
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