Best Hawaii Private Schools with Special Program Emphasis

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 9 private schools with special program emphasis serving 2,037 students in Hawaii.

The top ranked with special program emphasis private school in Hawaii is Mid-Pacific Institute.

The average acceptance rate is 86%, which is higher than the Hawaii private school average acceptance rate of 81%.

11% of private schools with special program emphasis in Hawaii are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian).

Special education schools primarily serve specific student groups such as those that may be hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, health impaired, orthopedically impaired, cognitive delays/impairments, seriously emotionally disturbed, multi-handicapped, visually handicapped, or deaf and blind.