Hawaii Baptist Academy Photo - Hawaii Baptist Academy's Dan Kong Middle School at 2425 Pali Highway.

Best Honolulu Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 51 private schools serving 24,133 students in Honolulu, HI (there are 76 public schools, serving 39,175 public students). 38% of all K-12 students in Honolulu, HI are educated in private schools (compared to the HI state average of 20%).
The top-ranked private schools in Honolulu, HI include Punahou School, Iolani School, and Mid-Pacific Institute.
The average tuition cost is $18,753, which is higher than the Hawaii private school average tuition cost of $15,827.
65% of private schools in Honolulu, HI are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Top-Ranked Honolulu Private Schools (2026)

School
Location
Quick Facts
St. Andrew's Schools - The Prep
St. Andrew's Schools - The Prep Photo
(Episcopal)
(4)
224 Queen Emma Square
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 532-2427
Gr: NS-12 | 370 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Patrick School
St. Patrick School Photo
(Catholic)
(3)
3320 Harding Ave
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 734-8979
Gr: PK-8 | 298 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Kaimuki Christian School
Kaimuki Christian School Photo
(Christian)
(1)
1117 Koko Head Ave
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 732-1781
Gr: NS-12 | 335 students Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition listed
3019 Pali Highway
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 536-6102
Gr: NS
224 Queen Emma Square
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 536-6102
Gr: NS
Central Union Preschool And Ki
Daycare / Preschool (Church of Christ)
1660 S Beretania St
Honolulu, HI 96826
(808) 946-4025
Gr: NS | 146 students Tuition listed
Damien Memorial School
Damien Memorial School Photo
(Catholic)
1401 Houghtailing Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 841-0195
Gr: 6-12 | 604 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 15 Tuition listed
Hanahauoli School
Alternative School
(1)
1922 Makiki St
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 949-6461
Gr: PK-6 | 216 students Avg. class size: 27 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Hawaii Baptist Academy
Hawaii Baptist Academy Photo - Hawaii Baptist Academy's high school at 2429 Pali Highway.
(Baptist)
1848 Nuuanu Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 595-5000
Gr: PK-12 | 1,122 student Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 20 | Extracurrculars: 33 Tuition listed
Hawaiian Mission Academy
Hawaiian Mission Academy Photo - Hawaiian Mission Academy - Stand-up Paddling class
(Seventh Day Adventist)
(1)
1438 Pensacola Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 536-2207
Gr: 9-12 | 84 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed
Hawaiian Mission Academy Ka Lama Iki
(Christian)
1415 Makiki St
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 949-2033
Gr: K-8 | 87 students
Holy Family Catholic Academy
Holy Family Catholic Academy Photo
(Catholic)
830 Main St
Honolulu, HI 96818
(808) 423-9611
Gr: PK-8 | 345 students Avg. class size: 24 students Sports: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Hongwanji Mission School
Hongwanji Mission School Photo
(4)
1728 Pali Highway
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 532-0522
Gr: PK-8 | 396 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 2 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Iolani School
Iolani School Photo - 'Iolani School's Sullivan Center for Innovation and Leadership rises in the center of the school's 25 acre campus.
(Episcopal)
(1)
563 Kamoku St
Honolulu, HI 96826
(808) 943-2239
Gr: K-12 | 2,023 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 25 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Kamehameha Schools
(Church of Christ)
2010 Princess Drive
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 541-5339
Gr: 7-12 | 2,441 students Tuition listed
Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Campus
(Church of Christ)
1887 Makuakane St
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 842-8552
Gr: K-12 | 3,188 students Tuition listed
Mary, Star Of The Sea Early Learning Center
Mary, Star Of The Sea Early Learning Center Photo - Distinctively Christian, Academically Excellent and Uniquely Innovative. Developing global learners for 21st century learning in an inclusive, caring Catholic, Montessori environment.
Daycare / Preschool (Catholic)
4470 Aliikoa St Ste 100
Honolulu, HI 96821
(808) 734-3840
Gr: PK-K | 210 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 2 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Maryknoll Grade School
(Catholic)
(1)
1526 Alexander St.
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 952-8400
Gr: PK-12 | 1,389 student Tuition listed
Maryknoll School
(Catholic)
1526 Alexander St
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 952-7100
Gr: K-12 | 983 students Tuition listed
Mid-Pacific Institute
Mid-Pacific Institute Photo
Special Program Emphasis (Christian)
2445 Ka‘ala Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 973-5000
Gr: PK-12 | 1,400 student Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 22 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Punahou School
Punahou School Photo - Punahou`s 76-acre campus, located at the edge of Manoa Valley in Honolulu, is home to more than 50 educational and administrative buildings. Students in grades 9 - 12 attend most of their classes in lower campus, an area known as the Academy Quad (pictured here).
(1)
1601 Punahou Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 944-5710
Gr: K-12 | 3,724 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 23 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Sacred Hearts Academy
Sacred Hearts Academy Photo - For over 116 years, Sacred Hearts Academy has developed girls through its educational and extra-curricular programs and ways of teaching focused on what helps girls advance and thrive.
All-girls (Catholic)
3253 Waialae Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 734-5058
Gr: NS-12 | 625 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 30 | Extracurrculars: 31 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Louis School
All-boys (Catholic)
3142 Waialae Ave
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 739-7777
Gr: K-12 | 830 students
Variety School Of Hawaii
Special Education School
710 Palekaua Street
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 732-2835
Gr: Inquire with school | 47 students Avg. class size: 10 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Angels At Play Preschool
Daycare / Preschool
2062 S King Street
Honolulu, HI 96826
(808) 944-2625
Gr: NS-PK | 70 students Tuition listed
Assets High School
Special Program Emphasis
913 Alewa Dr
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 595-6359
Gr: 9-12 | 85 students Avg. class size: 8 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Assets School
Assets School Photo
Special Education School
(1)
One Ohana Nui Way
Honolulu, HI 96818
(808) 423-1356
Gr: K-12 | 332 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Calvary By The Sea Montessori School
Montessori School (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA))
(1)
5339 Kalanianaole Hwy
Honolulu, HI 96821
(808) 377-5104
Gr: PK-K | 68 students Avg. class size: 25 students
Chaminade University Montessori Lab School
Chaminade University Montessori Lab School Photo - The prepared learning environment. The six areas in our Montessori classroom: Practical Life, Sensorial, Math, Language, Cosmic, and Peace help children to develop physically, intellectually, and spiritually.
Montessori School (Catholic)
3140 Waialae Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 735-4875
Gr: PK-K | 36 students Avg. class size: 36 students Tuition listed
Christian Academy
Christian Academy Photo - Preschool - 12th grade
(Assembly of God)
(2)
3400 Moanalua Rd
Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 836-0233
Gr: PK-12 | 264 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Good Shepherd Preschool & Kindergarten
Daycare / Preschool (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
638 N Kuakini St
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 533-3088
Gr: K-1 | 110 students
Holy Nativity School
Holy Nativity School Photo - Built on deep relationships and personalized attention, Holy Nativity School`s motto is character, heart, and excellence. Head of School Jeanne Wilks celebrates that, "HNS is your neighborhood school in East Honolulu and is rooted in the Episcopal tradition of respect and inclusion." The small school by design serves students in Preschool-6th Grade.
(Episcopal)
5286 Kalanianaole Hwy
Honolulu, HI 96821
(808) 373-3232
Gr: NS-6 | 133 students Avg. class size: 16 students
Honolulu Waldorf School
Special Program Emphasis
(1)
350 Ulua St
Honolulu, HI 96821
(808) 377-5471
Gr: PK-12 | 200 students Tuition listed
Kalihi Union Church Preschool
Daycare / Preschool (Christian)
2214 N King St
Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 841-7022
Gr: NS | 32 students Avg. class size: 20 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
872 Mission Ln
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 585-0622
Gr: K-5 | 29 students Avg. class size: 14 students Tuition listed
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Honolulu, Hawaii Private Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Epiphany School (Closed 2004)
Alternative School (Episcopal)
1041 10th Ave
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 735-1491
Gr: K-6 | 161 students
5919 Kalanianaole Hwy
Honolulu, HI 96821
(808) 396-8466
Gr: K-9 | 93 students
Kula Kokua (Closed 2004)
Special Education School
845 22nd Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 732-2802
Gr: K-2 | 13 students
Our Redeemer Lutheran School (Closed 2010)
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
2428 Wilder Ave
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 945-7765
Gr: PK-8 | 126 students
640 Puuhale Rd
Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 845-2769
Gr: K-8 | 85 students
St. Francis School (Closed 2025)
Special Program Emphasis (Catholic)
2707 Pamoa Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 988-4111
Gr: PK-12 | 513 students Avg. class size: 17 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Overview

This Town (Honolulu)
This State (HI)
# Schools
51 Schools

Student Body:

# Students
24,133 Students
41,169 Students
% Average Students of Color
85%
72%

Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers
2,145 Teachers
3,737 Teachers
Average Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree
46%
52%
Average Class Size
19 students
17 students
Average Number of AP Courses
13 courses
12 courses
Average SAT score
1216
(Out of 1600)
1220
Average ACT score
28
(Out of 36)
27

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost
$18,753
$15,827
Average Summer Program Cost
$1,276
$1,603
Average % on Financial Aid
32%
35%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$5,284
$5,147
Average Acceptance Rate
74%
78%
Average Endowment Size
$6176 million
$804.5 million

Students by Ethnicity:

0.72
0.76
# American Indian Students
450 Students
903 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
2%
# Asian Students
9,805 Students
11,908 Students
% Asian Students
40%
30%
# Hispanic Students
473 Students
958 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
2%
# Black Students
164 Students
404 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
2,495 Students
7,818 Students
% White Students
10%
19%
# Hawaiian Students
3,336 Students
5,495 Students
% Hawaiian Students
13%
14%
# Two or more races Students
n/a
n/a
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
n/a
# Others Students
7,813 Students
12,723 Students
% of Others Students
32%
32%
All Ethnic Groups

Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars
11 extracurriculars
10 extracurriculars
Average Number of Sports
12 sports
9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private schools in Honolulu, HI?
The top-ranked private schools in Honolulu, HI include Punahou School, Iolani School, and Mid-Pacific Institute.
How many private schools are located in Honolulu?
51 private schools are located in Honolulu.
How much do private schools cost in Honolulu?
The average tuition cost is $18,753, which is higher than the Hawaii private school average tuition cost of $15,827.
How diverse are private schools in Honolulu?
Honolulu private schools are approximately 85% minority students, which is higher than the Hawaii private school average of 72%.
What percentage of students in Honolulu go to private school?
38% of all K-12 students in Honolulu are educated in private schools (compared to the HI state average of 20%).
What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Honolulu?
65% of private schools in Honolulu are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).
Which private schools in Honolulu are often viewed compared to one another?

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