Eleven public Hawaii high schools were given bronze medals in the US News and World Report‘s recently published Best High Schools rankings.
Here’s the list, in order of ranking:
- Education Laboratory Public Charter School (University Lab School)
- James Campbell High School
- Kalani High School
- Keaau High School
- Kealakehe High School
- King Kekaulike High School
- Kohala High School
- Mililani High School
- Pahoa High & Intermediate School
- President William McKinley High School
- Waialua High & Intermediate School
Read about the methodology.

U.S. News teamed up with the Washington, D.C.-based American Institutes for Research (AIR) to produce the 2013 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings.
— Alia Wong
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