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Maryknoll School → University Laboratory School → Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS → President Theodore Roosevelt High School → Hawaiian Mission Academy → President William McKinley High School → Kaimuki High School → St Louis School →📋 At a glance
- 📚 25 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 17 National Merit Semifinalists last year
- 📝 SAT avg 1390 (25-75: 1330–1460)
- 📝 ACT avg 31.5 (25-75: 30–33)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 88.0% (avg score 4.2)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Punahou School compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1390 (≈ top 6% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 31.5 (≈ top 7%) · 88% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 17 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers) · Top 5% of the 218 curated private schools in our database on NMSF concentration.
- ▸ LocallyHI trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Maryknoll School, University Laboratory School, Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
For a more current snapshot, see Punahou School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.punahou.edu/admissions/school-profile ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -0.4%/year, projecting from 2022's 3,700 students:
≈ 71 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At tuition per student, the 71 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $1,136,000/year in tuition at risk.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryknoll School Honolulu |
Private | 0.1 | 904 | -21.0% |
| University Laboratory School Honolulu |
Public · charter | 0.6 | 221 | +0.0% |
| Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS Honolulu |
Public · charter | 0.7 | 74 | +39.6% |
| President Theodore Roosevelt High School Honolulu |
Public | 0.7 | 1,319 | -7.2% |
| Hawaiian Mission Academy Honolulu |
Private | 0.9 | 70 | -30.0% |
| President William McKinley High School Honolulu |
Public | 1.2 | 1,229 | -20.9% |
| Kaimuki High School Honolulu |
Public | 1.4 | 501 | -20.1% |
| St Louis School Honolulu |
Private | 1.6 | 893 | +1.9% |